Farmer Report from Ohio – Planting into “Out of Control” Peas

By Dave, on September 6th, 2011%
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The cover crop radishes varied in size with the amount of moisture in the field in the fall of 2010.

My good friend David from Mercer County, Ohio is a great cover crop advocate.  Over the past few years he and his father-in-law have begun planting cover crops after their wheat crop is harvested.  . . . → Read More: Farmer Report from Ohio – Planting into “Out of Control” Peas

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Photo Diary – Soybeans planted into a Cereal Rye cover crop- part 2

By Dave, on July 7th, 2011%
No-Till Soybeans planted into Cereal Rye 7-1-11

I am so pleased to present these photos of how well my friend Dave’s soybeans planted into tall cereal rye looks. Dave is from central Indiana between Indy and Lafayette. See the previous photo diary here.  I know Dave gained lots of encouragement to try this from Howard and Mike Weller from the Continental, Ohio . . . → Read More: Photo Diary – Soybeans planted into a Cereal Rye cover crop- part 2

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Do Cover Crops Hinder Corn Population?

By Dave, on June 25th, 2011%
Corn Planted into "Forager Mix" - a mix of Oats, Cereal Rye, and Appin Turnips

Cover Crop Problems?

Corn Planted into Bruiser Annual Ryegrass

I often hear folks saying that farmers should be careful planting into cover crops. There is fear that:

“there will be slugs.” you “can’t adequately kill the cover crops.” you can’t depend on getting a “normal” stand.

Well, here we are after one of the . . . → Read More: Do Cover Crops Hinder Corn Population?

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