The Importance of Sunshine in Cover Crop Establishment

This photo taken November 22, 2011 shows cover crops flown into corn, a 3.4 maturity soybean (center), aqnd a 3.0 maturity soybean (top).  The same cover crop was flown into all three sections on the same passes of the plane.  The difference...Sunlight getting to the soil.

On October 18, 2011 the cover crops are looking quite different in one section of the field than the other…the main reasons? The maturity of the soybean variety planted and row width.

In previous posts I have shared about the importance of applying cover crops at the correct time.  I also looked at the difference in . . . → Read More: The Importance of Sunshine in Cover Crop Establishment

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