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Cover Crop Radishes or Turnips as a Cover Crop – or Both? Cover crop radishes certainly receive a lot of press. I have researched them quiet a bit over the past four years. On this blog alone I have over 20 posts about radishes. They are fun to take photos of, dig around in, research, . . . → Read More: Cover Crop Turnips – A Good Choice Over Radishes?  
These cattle have a great body score as they graze on December 6, 2011 in northern Indiana. In early December, 2011 I visited two farms in Kosciusko County Indiana (NE IN) where producers had intentionally planted cover crops after their wheat was harvested for the purpose of grazing cattle and improving soil. One of . . . → Read More: Grazing Cover Crops 
In September 2011 I posted about an Ohio farmer that planted into “out of control” peas and shared about his story of how the field was looking pre-harvest. I have recently visited with Dave (the producer) and he shared the information that a number of you asked for…and also surprising yield data. Dave farms with . . . → Read More: Planting into “Out of Control” Peas – The Rest of the Story  3 comments  Austrian Winter Peas, Cover Crop Challenges, Planting into Tall Austrian Winter Peas, Types of Cover Crops  Austrian Winter Peas, corn, Cover Crop Radish, cover crops, Groundhog radish, high yields, manure management, nitrogen production, no-till, nutrient management, soil health, soil structure, Tillage Radish In this cover crop post I again quote Paul Conway from Kansas, who is giving his input on cover crops in the Great Plains. In this article, Paul shares his experience with Austrian winter peas, field peas, chickling vetch, and hairy vetch. Dave, Austrian Winter Peas: I have limited and disappointing experience with Austrian Winter . . . → Read More: Cover Crops in the Great Plains – a view from a long time cover crop user- Part 2 2 comments Austrian Winter Peas, Cover Crop Benefits, Grazing Cover Crops, Hairy Vetch, Nitrogen from Cover Crops, Types of Cover Crops AC Greenfix, Austrian Winter Peas, Chickling Vetch, cover crops, Cover Crops in the Great Plains, establishing cover crops, field peas, Hairy Vetch, nitrogen production, nitrogen production from cover crops, vegetables 
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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