What can cover crops do for you when you can’t get your primary cash crop planted?
The following was originally posted on May 27, 2011 when the Eastern Corn Belt was suffering with severe flooding and wet conditions. In 2013 the Upper Midwest – especially Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin – is flooded and wet. Many farmers are considering taking the crop insurance for prevented planting. Even if it would stop raining […]
Prevented Planting Row Crop Acres – Which Cover Crops Can Help? Read More »
With an abundance of prevented planting acres in Wisconsin and Minnesota in 2013, there is a need for cover crops to help build soil during the soil’s “idle” time. In this post I’ll mainly focus on summer annual grasses that work well in the Midwest. These recommendations will focus on whether feed is needed or
Summer Annual Grasses for Cover Crops for Prevented Planting Acres Read More »
Here is a listing of links from USDA’s Risk Management Agency that pertain to prevented planting. I hope most of you folks never need these; but I know many of you might need them this year! Thanks to Desiree King from RMA for passing these along (and for all of here help in this matter).
Prevented planting and cover crops- Risk Management Agency rules Read More »