If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!This fall there are more cover crop field days to attend in Iowa and Wisconsin. For those in Iowa see http://practicalfarmers.org/blog/2013/fall-2013-cover-crop-field-days-scheduled In Wisconsin there are two field days: October 21, 2013 – 10:30am – Cover Crop Plot Tour Hosted […]
Badger Plot Cover Crop Research Site – Producer Day Schedule Announced
Join me with Wisconsin NRCS at the Badger Plot Cover Crop Research Site on October 2, 2013 @ Jeff and Jerry Kreuziger Farms near Clyman, WI. Sessions will run from 9:30-Noon or 1:00-3:30 CST. This looks to be a great day to learn more about cover crops and soil health in southern Wisconsin/northern Illinois regions. […]
Advancing Cover Crop Adoptions Research Agenda
Advancing Cover Crop Adoptions Research Agenda Sarah Carlson, Midwest Cover Crop Research Coordinator with Practical Farmers of Iowa and Ryan Stockwell, Agriculture Program Manager with the National Wildlife Federation have written an agenda that will help researching cover crops be more scientific over the next six to eight years. The research agenda is published […]
Fall Cover Crop Management
While in southern Minnesota in early September 2013 I was asked when a farmer should plow his cover crop field this fall because he needs the fields to be “black” this winter in preparation for next spring. I shuddered. There I was in a beautiful field of cover crops that are jump-starting some biology on […]
Cover Crop Field Day Set in Blooming Prairie, MN
Cover Crops will be the main topic of discussion on September 4, 2013 at a cover crop field day and meeting in Blooming Prairie, MN. I have the privilege of speaking at this event as we look at cover crops on prevented plant acres. We will also look at what cover crops work best in the […]
Cover Crop and Forage Meeting Aug 14, 2013
On August 14, 2013 the University of Wisconsin is holding an Agronomy Field Day at the Marshfield Ag Research Station. The line-up of speakers looks outstanding and CEU credits are available for Certified Crop Advisers. I will be speaking out at the cover crop plots looking at how we can use cover crops as forages […]
Cover Crop Field Day July 22-23, 2013
This looks like a Fantastic Field Day in Emporia, Kansas. Gail Fuller sent me the info and I believe this will be well worth the time and investment to attend if at all possible. There is a great line-up of speakers! Here is the note from Gail about the event held last year… Last year […]
Results of Farmer Cover Crop Survey Conducted by SARE and CTIC
Folks, If you want to see how cover crops provide a very good ROI across a wide geographic region then this report is for you! Thanks to Rob Meyers from SARE and the folks at CTIC for conducting and publishing this survey. It helps me to see that the results on our home farm (and […]
Prevented Planting Seeding Options
I recorded this video a few weeks ago for the seed company I work for. After receiving numerous calls and e-mails asking for help on what to plant, I decided to put this presentation together. Many of the options I mentioned as being viable to plant in mid-June can still be planted in July. Please […]
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