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Does It Pay to Add Winter Peas to a Cover Crop Mix?

By Mackane Vogel posted on July 7, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops

Winter peas can be a great addition to a cover crop mix for many growers, but the cost of these seeds can be high and the return on investment doesn’t always pay off. USDA plant research geneticist Lisa Kissing Kucek is in Madison, Wis., at the forage research center where she and other researchers have been breeding winter peas for 7 years in a nationwide cover crop breeding network to study spring vigor, winter vigor, biomass and other benefits of various cover crop species.

Dedication To Conservation Changes Soils, Pushes Yields

In the 11 years Mike Werling has been ‘never-tilling’ and using cover crops, organic matter levels climb, yellow clay soils turn blacker and yields steadily increase.

By Laura Barrera posted on August 1, 2014 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management

One of the best compliments Mike Werling ever received was a couple of springs ago, when a scientist for the federal government examined a soil pit on one of Werling’s fields.

No-Till, Covers Provide Buffer For Higher Yields, Better Soils

Ohio no-tiller Jim Carter Jr. finds breaking from tillage and adding cereal rye and other covers improved corn and soybean yields, and greatly benefited his soils.

By Laura Barrera posted on July 1, 2014 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment

Jim Carter Jr. recalls when he was in high school and looking at soil tests taken from his father’s farm in North Baltimore, Ohio.

‘ECO’ Farming Revives Soil, Boosts Bottom Line

Combining cover crops with no-till turned Jeff Rasawehr’s fields into a healthy, productive system that’s provided higher yields, less nutrient runoff and a $200-per-acre profit boost.

By Laura Barrera posted on May 1, 2014 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management

There was a time when Jeff Rasawehr was struggling to make no-tilled corn work on his western Ohio farm.

Building A New Path To Dryland No-Till Prosperity

After eliminating fallow more than a decade ago, Colorado no-tillers Scott and Lyle Ravenkamp are using cover crops, compost fertilizer and residue-conscious equipment to get the most from their dryland operation.

By John Dobberstein posted on February 1, 2014 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management

In the expansive fields of eastern Colorado, no-tiller Scott Ravenkamp is fighting a silent war against fallow.

Making Long-Term No-Tilled Fields Even Better

Nebraska no-tiller Ben Steffen is turning to cover crops, variable-rate fertilizer application and manure from his dairy to build even further upon his farm’s 40 years of no-till success

By John Dobberstein posted on March 1, 2013 | Posted in Cover Crops

Ben Steffen's farm embraced no-till practices nearly 4 decades ago, as he and his late father sought to reduce input costs and erosion and save soil moisture.

Ohio Field Day Yields Tips To Enhance No-Till

No-tillers can use liquid manure and cover crops to improve their soil structure and yields if they follow some simple guidelines, experts say.

By Dan Zinkland posted on December 1, 2010 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management

No tillers have many cover-crop options that can improve soil tilth, warm up temperatures at planting time, manage pest problems and much more, according to experts who spoke to about 100 no-tillers attending the Ohio No-Till Council’s field day earlier this fall.

How To Evaluate Cover Crop Economics

June 9, 2010 | Posted in Cover Crops

Farmers are starting to overcome some misperceptions about cover crops, which include the myths that they cost too much and aren't profitable, an Ohio State University Extension educator says

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

No Reason To Accept Yield Drag With No-Till

Aiming for high yields is key to the success of this no-till operation.

By David Sutherland and Ron Ross posted on November 1, 2005 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management

One of the best pieces of advice we got before shifting to continuous no-till is to get your fields in the best shape possible when making any major changes in your farming methods.

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Does It Pay to Add Winter Peas to a Cover Crop Mix?

Dedication To Conservation Changes Soils, Pushes Yields

No-Till, Covers Provide Buffer For Higher Yields, Better Soils

‘ECO’ Farming Revives Soil, Boosts Bottom Line

Building A New Path To Dryland No-Till Prosperity

Making Long-Term No-Tilled Fields Even Better

Ohio Field Day Yields Tips To Enhance No-Till

How To Evaluate Cover Crop Economics

No Reason To Accept Yield Drag With No-Till

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