“Planting this corn field was like planting into a garden” said my friend Dave. He has been a ‘cover cropper” for six years now. This year Dave no-tilled approximately 50% of his acres. Dave is one of the most innovative guys I know…but he’s also “cautious”; he does not want to lose money! That’s why […]
Photo diary- Corn after a cover crop (after corn) Read More »
As I look at the forecast for Valentines week I see mid-4o’s on the way! Hallelujah! With many areas from Colorado to Virginia under ice or snow this will be a very welcomed relief. But with warmer temperatures on the way I think it’s important to “be a good neighbor”. We want our neighbors to
Cover Crop Radishes…be a good neighbor! Read More »
In this post we look at two more videos of mixes on December 2, 2010. This first mix in this session is of Austrian Winter Peas and GroundHog Radishes. The seeding rate is 30# Peas and 5# of Radish per acre. The main thing we observe in this plot is the larger radishes than we
Cover Crop plots in December-What can we tell now? part 2 Read More »