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I’ve had the privilege of meeting a gentleman from Kansas named Paul Conway. Paul is an avid “cover cropper” and he has been for nearly 20 years! Paul reminds me of my father, who was an early pioneer of no-till (over 40 years of no-tilling on our farms). I have asked Paul to give a . . . → Read More: Cover Crops in the Great Plains – a view from a long time cover crop user- Part 1  
This handy tool is a great way to tell producers about the agronomics of their crops. I have learned so much about cover crops since I started this blog in 2010. One of my hopes has been that I could have guest bloggers that would occasionally share with everyone what their experiences have been. . . . → Read More: Cover Crop Stand Evaluation Taken to a New Level 
Many cover crops were planted in September and even into early October in much of the Midwest in 2011. Some of those cover crops are not very advanced in their growth by mid-November. Does this mean that they are useless or worthless? As I often say in meetings or at field days…”always take a shovel . . . → Read More: Short Cover Crops Put Down Deep Roots 
Meet the Cover Crop Scavengers Over the years I have worked with cover crops I have recommended that producers use “scavengers” like Annual Ryegrass, turnips, cereal rye, winter barley, oats, and cover crop radishes. These cover crops do a very good job of capturing excess nitrogen and other nutrients and keeping them from reaching the . . . → Read More: Nutrient Scavenging Cover Crops – How much good are they doing? It depends. 
My wife Sally must love me…or at least she is observant to see how cover crops are improving the soil in our family gardens. Over the nearly 19 years we have lived in our home we have had a garden where we often have raised vegetables for the Hispanic families that we minister to. A . . . → Read More: Cover crops for gardens – and my wife, the cover cropping queen!  Leave a comment  Austrian Winter Peas, Breaking Up Compaction, Cover Crop Benefits, Cover Crop Roots, Cover Crops and Earthworms, Crimson Clover, Education, Red Clover, Soil Improvement, Turnips, Types of Cover Crops, Weed Suppression  chilis, cover crops, earthworms, flowers, improved varieties. cover crops for gardens, peppers, reducing compaction |
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