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From the Desk of Laura Barrera

Cover Crops Key to Reducing, Managing Extreme Weather

By Laura Barrera posted on December 1, 2015 | Posted in Cover Crops

Drought, heat, hot wind, heavy rainfall, flooding and other extreme weather cost the top 10 U.S. agriculture states more than $25 billion the last 5 years, says the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).

Dormant Seeding Legumes and Grasses This Fall

November 27, 2015 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension

Dormant seedings succeed as long as your soil is relatively dry and soil temperature is too cold for seeds to germinate, says University of Nebraska Extension

Dormant Seeding Allows for Spring Cover Crops

November 8, 2015 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: Penn State Extension

If it's too late to get a cover crop growing this winter, consider "dormant seeding" for a spring cover, says Penn State Extension.

The Beck Perspective

August 1, 2001 | Posted in Cover Crops

If you think Dwayne Beck could have written the book on no-till rotations, you’re right, and he has. Beck manages the Dakota Lakes Research Farm near Pierre, S.D., and helped this writer stay on track while preparing this three-part series on South Dakota no-till innovators.

No-Till Online

Dealing With Compacted Soils

Look for this and other discussions among readers at our No-Till Farmer Web site: www.no-tillfarmer.com

By Holly Gray posted on January 1, 2001 | Posted in Soil Health

A no-tiller's soil has been getting harder every year and he wants to know what he can do to loosen it and develop a more normal root system. So, he asks fellow no-tillers on the No-Till Farmer sponsored Web site Bulletin Board. This and other questions have produced a flood of discussions lately.

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