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Welcome to Plant Cover Crops .com

If you are farming and looking to increase your knowledge about cover crops, this is a great place to be. On our blog page, you can simply find the topic you’re looking for in the list on the right column, click on it, and find articles designed to answer your questions. Not finding what you’re looking for? Simply go to the contact page, fill out the form, and let us know what you need.

The Plant Cover Crops website is owned and operated by The CISCO Companies, located in Indianapolis, IN. We distribute seed across a five-state area. We have a sales team in the area and a couple of forage agronomists to help answer your cover crop questions.

This site is dedicated solely to cover crops. It was originally published in 2008 by Dave Robison, one of CISCO’s long time forage agronomists. Dave is now with Legacy Seeds, and CISCO is proud to partner with him on many of our alfalfa varieties. Our other farming website, CISCO Farm Seed, is dedicated solely to the “small seed” part of your farming operation, namely hay, pasture, summer annuals, and yes – even cover crops. It’s a great place to go to get answers about your forage questions.

Again, if you have any questions, just click here to contact us.  

No questions? Keep scrolling down to meet our two agronomists. 

Jeremy Sweeten, CCA

Jeremy is CISCO’s northern forage agronomist. His main territory includes northern Indiana, Michigan, and northwest Ohio. He and his family live on a small forage-based farm in the eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan. They produce about 500 acres of hay, as well as custom raise beef stocker cattle and cow/calf pairs on pasture. They are also starting a grass fed beef herd.  

Jeremy has a passion for raising improved forages, helping fellow producers, and educating others. He is a volunteer firefighter, a board member on the Michigan Forage and Grassland Council, and an avid hunter.

 

Dustin Johnson

Dustin is CISCO’s Ohio Valley Region Forage Agronomist. Dustin studied Agronomy at Purdue University and has work experience in applied crop research and federal crop insurance. Dustin lives near Kokomo, Indiana and operates a family farm business that specializes in high-quality dry hay for dairies, beef cattle, and horse farms, as well as certified organic grains. Dustin passionately believes in soil conservation and the power of extended, diverse cropping rotations to harness the natural productivity of farmland. He is currently serving his 10th year as a supervisor at the Clinton County Soil and Water Conservation District.

 

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  • Adding Nitrogen to cover crops (1)
  • Cover Crop Application Method (1)
  • Cover Crop Benefits (75)
    • Breaking Up Compaction (18)
      • Cover Crop Roots (12)
    • Erosion Control (1)
    • Higher Yields (22)
      • Nitrogen from Cover Crops (12)
      • Planting Radish with Wheat (1)
    • Lower Inputs (4)
    • Manure management (6)
      • Slurry Seeding Cover Crops (1)
    • Soil Improvement (15)
      • Cover Crops and Earthworms (6)
      • Inoculating Cover Crop Legumes (1)
    • Water infiltration/percolation (3)
    • Weed Suppression (5)
  • Cover Crop Challenges (69)
    • Aerial Application (9)
    • Aerial Application into Soybeans (2)
    • Chemical Use and Cover Crops (7)
    • Cover Crops in Iowa (3)
    • Cover Crops in Wisconsin (6)
    • Crop insurance (4)
    • Delayed Spring Planting (8)
      • Planting into Tall Austrian Winter Peas (2)
    • Dormant Seed (2)
    • Establishing in dry conditions (2)
    • High-boy application (1)
    • Killing Annual Ryegrass in the Spring (7)
    • Misinformation and Myths (5)
    • Prevented planting (11)
    • Radish Smell (1)
    • Risk Management (5)
    • Seed Selection: What to Plant After… (11)
      • Corn (3)
      • Soybeans (2)
      • Wheat (7)
    • Seeding Rates (3)
    • Stand Establishment Following Cover Crops (5)
    • Timing of Planting (3)
    • Wild Radishes (1)
    • Winterhardiness (3)
  • Cover Crop Champions (1)
  • Cover Crop Wearables (1)
  • Cover Crops – Return on Investment (2)
  • Cover Crops & No-Till (1)
  • Cover Crops effect on spring Soil temperatures (4)
  • Cover Crops in Minnesota (4)
  • Cover Crops in the Northland (8)
  • Education (70)
    • Aerial Application Certification (2)
    • Cover Crop Meetings (9)
    • Cover Crop Plots (12)
    • Cover Crop Research (12)
    • Decision Making Tool (2)
    • Field Days (11)
    • Improved Varieties (6)
    • Midwest Cover Crops Council (3)
    • Midwest Cover Crops Field Guide (1)
    • Online Training Seminars (4)
    • Radish Plot (7)
    • Surveys (3)
    • Webinars (3)
    • YouTube Videos (13)
  • Frost Seeding (1)
  • Grazing Cover Crops (10)
    • Cover Crops for Forage (3)
    • Fall Grazing (3)
  • Lower Yields possible (1)
  • Seeding Mult-Species Cover Crop Mix (1)
  • Terminating Cover Crops (1)
  • Types of Cover Crops (61)
    • Annual Ryegrass (10)
    • Austrian Winter Peas (9)
    • Cowpeas (2)
    • Crimson Clover (10)
    • Hairy Vetch (2)
    • Kura Clover (1)
    • Mustard (1)
    • Oats (4)
    • Radishes (24)
    • Red Clover (3)
    • Sorghum Sudangrass (1)
    • Sudangrass (1)
    • Turnips (4)
    • Winter Barley (1)
    • Winter Cereal Rye (12)

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Cover Crop Resources

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  • Conservation Cropping Systems Initiative
  • Cover Crop Decision Tool
  • Midwest Cover Crops Council
  • Sustainable Crop Rotations with Cover Crops

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