Cover Crop Turnips – A Good Choice Over Radishes?

By Dave, on April 14th, 2012%
These three brassica types were collected from a Loundonville, OH farm in the fall. Pasja Hybrid Brassica (L); GroundHog Cover Crop Radish (C); and Appin Turnip (R). Note the difference in tops versus tubers.

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?

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Grazing Cover Crops

By Dave, on February 3rd, 2012%
Cattle grazing Forager Mix

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

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Cover crops for gardens – and my wife, the cover cropping queen!

By Dave, on October 5th, 2011%
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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!

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Grazing Cover Crops in the Winter

By Dave, on July 3rd, 2010%

Over the past 9 years I have worked with Ed Ballard from the University of Illinois on grazing cattle over the winter.

During the first 4-5 years I was much more concerned about the “above ground” aspect of the cover crop and weight gain by the animals.

However, these past 4-5 years have shown me the . . . → Read More: Grazing Cover Crops in the Winter

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