Only a fraction of conventional row crop farmers grow cover crops after harvest, but a new global analysis from the University of Illinois shows the practice can boost soil microbial abundance and diversity but termination method and tillage regime can impact results.
Managing cover crops in wet, cool weather can challenge even the most experienced growers. Read on for suggestions regarding termination of cover crops from Ohio State University.
Cover crop species and stage, weather, weeds and the following cash crop are all important factors to consider when terminating cover crops with herbicides.
With an earlier spring and lower soil moisture, no-tillers with cover crops that overwintered should consider terminating their cover crops earlier than usual, says Ohio State University Extension.
Don't get too eager to kill those cover crops this spring until they are actively growing and hopefully have contributed some benefit to soil quality and the subsequent cash crop.
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