Diversity is not just important for cover crops and rotations, but also for herbicides, says Bryan Young, professor of weed science at Purdue University.

Diversity is not just important for cover crops and rotations, but also for herbicides, says Bryan Young, professor of weed science at Purdue University.

Time now to visit with a true conservation innovator. Walnut, Ill, farmer Alan Madison started promoting no-till and strip-till decades ago during his 30-year run with the NRCS.

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Sound Agriculture, planter expert Clay Scott gives no-tillers 5 action items to tackle before taking the field this spring.

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Sound Agriculture, planter expert Clay Scott gives no-tillers 5 action items to tackle before taking the field this spring. The Precision Planting field support specialist also explains why he tells farmers to plant no more than 10 acres on the first day of planting season.

Let’s check in with Ryan Shaw now for our Video of the Week. The Marlette, Mich., farmer explains how he’s incorporating cereal rye on all his strip-till acres.  

Last episode, we took you inside the first-ever Conversations About Conservation Workshop, teaching landowners about the true value of no-till and cover crops. And during one of the sessions, Indiana landowner Mary Huber shared a story about helping one of her farmers get started with cover crops.

Frost seeding legumes and spring cereals can work very well according to University of Missouri agronomist Rob Myers. And as Rob tells us here in the Cover Crop Connection, if you want to wait a little bit longer and plant your covers in April, that’s perfectly fine, too.