Sometimes apparent myths prove to be true and sometimes they prove to be…myths! In March 2013 I asked my brother Don Robison from Robison Farms to help me figure out how cover crops might effect soil temperatures. We have looked at data in previous posts trying to answer the question “Do Cover Crops that Survive […]
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Cover crops are working in Iowa! While that may not mean much to my eastern corn belt friends it means a lot in Iowa and the upper Midwest. Working with Sarah Carlson from Practical Farmers of Iowa and Tom Kaspar from ARS at Ames, Iowa, we’ve been attempting to identify what cover crops will be
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The corn is now harvested at Robison Farms in rural Greenwood, IN and we are pleasantly surprised. Accurate Yield Estimates We actually achieved a somewhat higher yield than the hand check “guesstimate” that my brother Don and I made back in August. We reported this yield in the blog post Cover Crops Provide Improved Corn Yields
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