All of what is reported below was accomplished after only one year of cover crops. This work was inspired by a conversation Don and I had last winter with Dr. Eileen Kladivko from Purdue University. As I say in cover crop meetings, Don’t expect a miracle the first year – but look for one. Over […]
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The drought of 2012 has forced many Midwest growers to make the difficult decision to give up on the crop and prepare the land for next year. The consequence? Significant amounts of unused nitrogen remain in the soil. Planting a cover crop makes it possible to secure nitrogen in the field, reduce runoff, and recycle
CTIC Cover Crop Survey – Get it done right away! Chad Watts, CTIC Project Manager, asked me to help CTIC get a survey out for farmers using cover crops. Chad writes: The intent of the survey is to go out to only those folks who are using or have used cover crops, because the information