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# Plant Cover Crops

Learning about the benefits of planting cover crops.

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- [Avoid Fallow Period with Cover Crops](https://plantcovercrops.com/avoid-fallow-period-with-cover-crops/) - Instead of a fallow period, consider planting summer annual crops with fibrous roots - like buckwheat, phacelia, sorghum sudangrass, or sunflowers.
- [Hooyman Spreader Test](https://plantcovercrops.com/hooyman-spreader-test/) - I tried out the new Hooyman 24V electric chest spreader yesterday frost seeding red clover into a white clover/ladino mix; I was impressed with its ease of use.
- [Deer Plot Seed Research](https://plantcovercrops.com/deer-plot-seed-research/) - Many cover cropping farmers enjoy seeing the wildlife on their property. With that in mind, CISCO Seeds has put together a line of plot seed. This is an update.
- [Forage Blend for Soil Cover and High Tonnage](https://plantcovercrops.com/forage-blend-for-soil-cover-and-high-tonnage/) - One of the many great things about cover crops is that they not only cover and build the soil, they can also be used to feed livestock - an outstanding benefit.
- [Fall Cover Crop Management](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crop-management-on-prevent-plant-acres/) - When asked if a farmer should plow his cover crop field this fall because he wants his fields to be "black" in preparation for next spring, how do I answer?
- [Cover Crops to the Rescue!](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crops-to-the-rescue/) - Heavy spring rains came and never left. Then the phone call came. Question: "What can I do to build soil during this disaster?" Cover crops to the rescue.
- [An Excellent Cover Crop Mix Ahead of Corn](https://plantcovercrops.com/excellent-cover-crop-before-corn/) - Planting corn next spring? Choose the right cover crop in the fall to give your crop the maximum opportunity for high yields.
- [Benefits of a Pure Stand of Cover Crop Red Clover](https://plantcovercrops.com/benefits-of-a-pure-stand-of-cover-crop-red-clover/) - My first experience growing a pure stand of red clover - the main goal was nitrogen fixation for next year’s organic corn crop. I also gained a forage harvest.
- [Buckwheat as Nurse Crop for Clover](https://plantcovercrops.com/buckwheat-nurse-crop-for-clover/) - On a list of underutilized cover crops, buckwheat would be near the top. It's easy to grow, thrives when it's hot, and is famous for mineralizing phosphorus.
- [Late Planted Cover Crop Evaluation](https://plantcovercrops.com/late-planted-cover-crop-evaluation/) - This video shows that even late-planted cover crops are beneficial if you look at ground level. This fall was a valuable case study of good seed-to-soil contact
- [Virtual Cover Crop Tour - Spring 2024](https://plantcovercrops.com/virtual-cover-crop-tour-spring-2024/) - Opinion Alert - From here on the lines between accepted agronomic best practices and the flavor of crazy that I prefer get blurry. Farming is an art as well as a science, so keep an open mind.
- [My Favorite Cover Crop After Wheat](https://plantcovercrops.com/my-favorite-cover-crop-after-wheat/) - My favorite cover crop iafter wheat? That’s a hard question because there is sufficient growing season after wheat to grow just about anything in the book!
- [Calibrating Seeder for Multi-Species Cover Crop Mix](https://plantcovercrops.com/calibrating-seeder-for-multi-species-cover-crop-mix/) - Calibrating your seeder for a multi-species cover crop mix can be tricky business. In this video, Dustin Johnson shows how he's set up his system for success.
- [Cover Crops vs. Soybean Cyst Nematode](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crops-vs-soybean-cyst-nematode/) - Soybean Cyst Nematode is the number one pest of soybeans, causing more yield loss than the next five diseases combined. Here are a few ways cover crops may help
- [Cover Crop Radishes - differences in varieties](https://plantcovercrops.com/radish-plot-varieties-show-differences-already/) - On May 29th I planted 6 different cover crop radish varieties in a plot. In those 16 days we've had good moisture, and I did apply some 30-0-5 fertilizer around 60 days ago (with slow release N). I had to thin the plots to have 1 radish per 4" (recommended distance between radishes by those
- [Cover Crop Radishes and Turnips...what are their differences?](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crop-radishes-and-turnips-what-are-their-differences/) - The cover crop radishes and forage turnips that I accidentally planted in my wife's wildflower garden just over 4 weeks ago lets me make some observations about the differences between the radish and turnip roots. The radishes have a fairly "hairless" root that has very quickly reached 7 " deep. On the other hand, the
- [Radish Plot Report from June 26](https://plantcovercrops.com/radish-plot-report-from-june-26/) - I planted a cover crop Radish plot over Memorial Day Weekend (5/29) in my garden plot. I have 5 varieties in the plot from around the world. My goal is to see what differences there are in the different Radishes being sold in the USA for cover crops. I replicated the plots so that each
- [Hairy Vetch- a Top Nitrogen Producer](https://plantcovercrops.com/hairy-vetch-a-top-nitrogen-producer/) - Hairy Vetch is a terrific nitrogen producing cover crop species. For Hairy Vetch to produce significant Nitrogen it needs to be established in adequate time to have good growth before going dormant in winter. Hairy Vetch must also be inoculated to be productive. One challenge with using Hairy Vetch is that it contains significant amounts
- [Winter Barley-a “forgotten cover crop species”](https://plantcovercrops.com/winter-barley-a-forgotten-cover-crop-species/) - Winter Barley makes a great cover crop. In fact, in many regions Winter Barley is now being used successfully as a cover crop. Newer winterhardy varieties make Winter Barley much more viable to use in the colder regions of the upper-Midwest. Winter Barley performs better on poorer soils than many other cereal grains and its
- [Oats...a wonderful and versatile cover crop](https://plantcovercrops.com/oats-a-wonderful-and-versatile-cover-crop/) - Oats are one of the more versatile cover crops as they can be planted various times of the season and used as an excellent cover and an excellent forage crop. Oats work well alone, but especially well in mixes with oilseed radishes, turnips, Berseem and Crimson Clovers, and Austrian Winter Peas, etc... Oats work well
- [Cowpeas-some love, some...](https://plantcovercrops.com/cowpeas-some-love-some/) - Cowpeas are an enigma for Midwestern producers. Sometimes referenced as a “summer soybean,” cowpeas need to have hot weather and adequate moisture to have the best success. Cowpeas do exhibit good drought tolerance. If there is a dry summer, cowpeas should be planted by 4th week of July. Inoculating cowpeas is vital for success. Cowpeas
- [Cover Crop Benefits](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crop-benefits/) - Let's face it - unless you, the farmer, can derive great benefit from the use of cover crops, this venture will be utterly useless and a waste of time. If there is no benefit, just keep doing the things you've already been practicing. However, if cover crops can really add to our bottom line (and
- [Annual Ryegrass...leading the new frontier of cover crops](https://plantcovercrops.com/annual-ryegrass-leading-the-new-frontier-of-cover-crops/) - Annual Ryegrass is one of the more popular and also one of the more vilified of the cover crops. Those that love it cite the deep fibrous roots and excellent soil tilth improvement. Those that loathe it cite that it does not always survive the winter...or that they can't kill it if it does! Thankfully
- [Crimson Clover; a jewel among the cover crop legumes](https://plantcovercrops.com/crimson-clover-a-jewel-among-the-cover-crop-legumes/) - Crimson clover is a real jewel among the cover crop species. Crimson clover is an excellent producer of nitrogen and there are some newer varieties on the market that are very winterhardy even into Michigan. Dr. Eileen Kladivko measured how much nitrogen was produced by crimson clover in a test plot in western Indiana. What
- [Is annual ryegrass a weed?](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crops-can-become-weeds-if-not-managed-well/) - I was visiting with a weed scientist from Purdue yesterday. He is an excellent scientist and gifted at weed ID as well. I asked him to work on a project and as he and I were discussing that he made a comment that I know needs to be ruminated upon. He asked me if I
- [How deep can radish roots go?](https://plantcovercrops.com/how-deep-can-radish-roots-go/) - After 6 weeks my GroundHog Radish is around 12" deep and 1" in circumference at the top. How deep can radish roots go? Because we need to know things like that I have been doing quite a bit of research. The attached chart shows how deep some radishes can go...over 4 feet deep! WOW!
- [Grazing Cover Crops in the Winter](https://plantcovercrops.com/grazing-cover-crops-in-the-winter/) - Over the past 9 years I have worked with Ed Ballard from the University of Illinois on grazing cattle over the winter. During the first 4-5 years I was much more concerned about the "above ground" aspect of the cover crop and weight gain by the animals. However, these past 4-5 years have shown me the
- [Winter Cereal Rye](https://plantcovercrops.com/winter-cereal-rye/) - One of the most popular cover crops is winter cereal rye. It is a very versatile cover crop that has few disadvantages. While it does not have the deep, nor fibrous root system that annual ryegrass has, it reportedly has had 45" deep roots found in north-central Indiana in May. Winter cereal rye can be
- [Cover Crop Radish Plot from July 10, 2010](https://plantcovercrops.com/radish-plot-from-july-10-2010/) - My cover crop radish plot was planted on May 29, 2010 and now 6 weeks later we can see some characteristics even different from 2 weeks ago. A variety that was 8-9" deep 2 weeks ago still appears to have that same depth. Another that I called "Stubby" is now looking quite interesting! Yet another
- [Cover Crop Radish - Rate Per Acre](https://plantcovercrops.com/planting-rates-on-radishes-how-many-pounds-per-acre-should-you-plant/) - In my cover crop radish plot I have thinned some rows to 4" between plants and in two rows I have left them thick (I figure I'm at the 12-15#/acre range). After 6 weeks there are some pretty telling signs that 12-15#/acre is too thick and possibly a waste of money. Most of the varieties
- [Crimson Clover...Great Cover Crop for Corn Producers](https://plantcovercrops.com/crimson-clover-the-wonder-cover-crop/) - After talking to hundreds of row crop producers about cover crops, I was reminded of how much crimson clover offers to the corn farmer. Not only will crimson clover produce somewhere between 70-140 units of N (with approximately 1/2 of that being available for the next crop...the other percentage goes to building soil organic matter), it also
- [Radish planted with wheat (at seeding time) adds yield?  There are a bunch of farmers saying "yes, it does!"](https://plantcovercrops.com/radish-planted-with-wheat-at-seeding-time-adds-yield-there-are-a-bunch-of-farmers-saying-yes-it-does/) - While in northwest Ohio in the Fall of 2010 for a manure management field day, some area farmers told me that wheat producers are adding 2-4# of cover crop radishes per acre to the wheat in the drill...and experiencing excellent results. Some reported gaining 5-7 bushels per acre by adding the radishes. Others even reduced their nitrogen application by 20%
- [Is Annual Ryegrass a weed - part 2](https://plantcovercrops.com/is-annual-ryegrass-a-weed-part-2/) - Today, August 3, 2010 I visited some fields in Whitley County Indiana to look at fields where annual ryegrass was not killed quite perfectly this spring. Even though the soybeans look awesome there is a problem lurking under the bean canopy. That problem is a fairly thick stand of annual ryegrass. I found ryegrass in
- [May planted Radish Plot final results 8/4/2010](https://plantcovercrops.com/may-planted-radish-plot-final-results-842010/) - It's been 10 1/2 weeks since I planted my Radish test plot in my garden. I have recorded photos and reports in previous posts and now this is the "FINAL JUDGMENT" of the different varieties that were included this spring. I'll report mainly via photos and captions. Just a reminder, about 5 weeks ago I
- [Big Differences in Cover Crop Radishes](https://plantcovercrops.com/you-dont-always-get-what-you-want-but-often-get-what-you-pay-for/) - There are big differences in cover crop radishes. Some are outstanding and consistent; deep and fairly large tubers (tuber girth seems to be related to fertility and age of stand). In the thumb of Michigan I saw over 300 acres of fields planted at 10#/acre that were just what the farmer wanted. We found most
- ["Where is my nitrogen?"](https://plantcovercrops.com/where-is-my-nitrogen/) - This question keeps coming up on a regular basis in cover crop meetings...."where is my nitrogen?" There are a number of things we know: * Legumes produce N and some of that N is available for the next crop.
- [What if a cover crop dies over the winter...was it still valuable?](https://plantcovercrops.com/what-if-a-cover-crop-dies-over-the-winter-was-it-still-valuable/) - As I take phone calls and conduct meetings I ask producers if they want to have the cover crop they are choosing to overwinter or die during the winter. I'd guess that the answer as split 50/50. The biggest reason for wanting the cover crop to die is that producers don't want to have "to
- [You don’t always get what you want…but often get what you pay for!](https://plantcovercrops.com/you-dont-always-get-what-you-want-but-often-get-what-you-pay-for-2/) - Over the past number of weeks I’ve noticed quite a difference in radishes growing in farmers fields. Some are outstanding and consistent; deep and fairly large tubers (tuber girth seems to be related to fertility and age of stand). In the thumb of Michigan I saw over 300 acres of fields planted at 10#/acre that
- [Radish / Pea Mix Video](https://plantcovercrops.com/radish-pea-mix-video/) - I have been visiting a farm in eastern Whitley County Indiana over the past month and have seen a few fields of an Austrian Winter Pea/Radish mixture. These fields were wheat fields that had dairy manure knifed into them after they had been harvested and deep tilled. The video shows what a great stand the
- [Radish and Crimson Clover Video](https://plantcovercrops.com/radish-and-crimson-clover-video/) - This video was taken from a cover crop plot in Newton County Indiana. The plot was in a field that was prevented from being planted by water ponding in the Spring of 2010. The mix is called "N-Vest Crimson Cover-All Mix" and is sold by CISCO Seeds. Even with very little moisture, (it was planted in
- [Cover Crops and Manure are a Great Combination](https://plantcovercrops.com/manure-and-cover-crops-are-a-great-combination/) - During my past five years with the Midwest Cover Crops Council, I have heard cover crop experts say that “the farmer who has access to manure is the perfect candidate to use cover crops.” I witnessed this truth up-close and personal this fall when visiting the Leman farm in NW Indiana. The Leman family has
- [Aerial Application of cover crops -- an art or a science...or both?](https://plantcovercrops.com/aerial-application-of-cover-crops-an-art-or-a-science-or-both/) - I have heard that a number of aerial applicators admit that they are guessing approximately how wide they need to fly to apply different cover crops. I have seen evidence that some of them have guessed wrong! Two or three years ago an applicator guessed wrong by leaving approximately 80’ wide gaps in a number
- [Cover Crop Slurry Seeding Video](https://plantcovercrops.com/slurry-seeding-of-cover-crops/) - Dr. Tim Harrigan from Michigan State has been working on slurry seeding cover crops the past few years with very good success. I've included his video to let him tell you how he's doing it! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3st0qZ_3vH0
- [Big Radish fed by Crimson Clover](https://plantcovercrops.com/big-radish-fed-by-criomson-clover/) - The video below shows the value of Crimson Clover in a cover crop setting. Crimson clover has been tested and shown to produce as much as 140#/N after it has been planted after wheat. The plots in this video were planted around July 29, 2010 by the Jasper and Newton County SWCD folks (Thanks Dan
- [Video of Austrian Winter Pea Roots 11/11/2010](https://plantcovercrops.com/looking-at-austrian-winter-pea-roots-11112010/) - Puny, they just look puny this year! Those Austrian Winter Peas are supposed to be 30" tall like 2009...well, with less than 2" of rain in NW Ohio since mid-July, I guess they look pretty good...but still puny. THAT is why I take a shovel with me...I want to see what they are really doing
- [What Cover Crop Geeks Do For Fun...](https://plantcovercrops.com/what-cover-crop-geeks-do-for-fun/) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnIIhQIcX4c
- [Annual Ryegrass Roots Video - 40" deep in 2 1/2 months!](https://plantcovercrops.com/follow-annual-ryegrass-roots-40-deep-in-2-12-months/) - I was in western Pulaski County of Indiana again yesterday afternoon (11/16/2010) at the Leman farm. This is the third year that the Leman's have used cover crops. Curt Leman dug some pits for us so we could see what kind of rooting depth we have achieved since the annual ryegrass was planted on Sept
- [Super-charging rye](https://plantcovercrops.com/super-charging-rye/) - The following post is used with permission from Donald Davidson an agronomist who writes for DTN. Pleas copy the link in your address bar. http://bit.ly/bn40ae
- [Cover Crop Radish: What is the Buzz about Radishes](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crop-radish-what-is-the-buzz-about-radishes/) - While Radishes are a fairly new phenomena for cover crops they are certainly NOT a new crop. This presentation shows some of the facts and myths about Radishes.
- [Cover Crop plots in December-What can we tell now?](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crop-plots-in-december-what-can-we-tell-now/) - The first day of December brought the first day of snow in northern Indiana. After the inch or so of snow and some Arctic air the cover crops are shutting down. Over the past three weeks we received around 5" of rain so the cover crops were actually growing fairly well heading into December. Now
- [Cover Crop plots in December-What can we tell now? part 2](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crop-plots-in-december-what-can-we-tell-now-part-2/) - 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 Annual Ryegrass - Kill it dead!](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crop-annual-ryegrass-kill-it-dead/) - I was recently in a field of ryegrass cover crop that we had looked at earlier and there is still a lot of ryegrass in the field. That sounds good, right? It's unfortunate that it was volunteer annual ryegrass. This producer had not followed the proper steps to killing his annual ryegrass. We need to
- [Cover Crop Decision Making Tool - Now Online!](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crop-decision-making-tool-now-online/) - Folks, I feel like a proud papa! Well sort of - maybe a proud brother. Several people from Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan have worked countless hours to provide a Cover Crop Decision Making Tool. I was privileged to be a part of the Indiana and Ohio teams. This tool will guide producers in making wise decisions on
- [Cover Crop Meetings Galore!](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crop-meetings-galore/) - Watch your mailbox for an invitation from your local SWCD, NRCS, or extension office for dates for cover crop meetings! Over the next 6 weeks I am speaking at a number of meetings on cover crops. One of the highlights includes the CTC meetings in Ada, OH on February 24-25. The "cover crop emphasis day"
- [Cover Crop Radishes...be a good neighbor!](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crop-radishes-be-a-good-neighbor/) - 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 Crops Under the Snow - What's Happening?](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crops-under-the-snow-what-was-going-on/) - Across much of the Corn Belt there has been pretty good snow cover since the beginning of 2011. On February 12, 2011 it was not snowing in my hometown of Winona Lake, IN so I decided to take out the snow shovel and dig in my cover crop plots to see what was going on. On
- [We're digging root pits!](https://plantcovercrops.com/were-digging-root-pits/) - We are digging root pits to see what happened last fall and over the winter with cover crops. On March 30 we were at Mike Werling's farm south of Ft. Wayne, IN. We held two cover crop field days at Mike's over the summer. We looked at the fields that had oats, radishes and peas
- [Medium Red Clover as a cover crop](https://plantcovercrops.com/medium-red-clover-as-a-cover-crop/) - Frost seeding clover into wheat has been a standard practice for many years. Many producers have used "60/40 Plowdown Clover" in their wheat...but in many areas that practice has stopped as double crop soybean plantings have pushed further into northern Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. If double crop soybeans are not an option (or not desired)
- [Federal Crop Insurance and cover crops that live through the winter](https://plantcovercrops.com/790/) - If you have cover crops that live through the winter and also take out Federal crop insurance there are some documents that are important to review. Most of us have some level of understanding or experience that using cover crops is a sound agronomic practice that helps our farms become more profitable. Most of you
- [Cover Crops underground...I was not disappointed, I was a bit surprised!](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crops-underground-i-was-not-disappointed-i-was-a-bit-surprised/) - The Crimson clover had dense roots and we found a number of them at over 40" deep. At cover crop field days over the past few weeks many interesting aspects of cover crops were revealed. One reminder about cover crops; it is NOT what is above ground that is the best indicator of success. Please
- [What herbicides can I use and still plant cover crops?](https://plantcovercrops.com/what-herbicides-can-i-use-and-still-plant-cover-crops/) - I am NOT a chemical expert. However, there are many experts I rely on when I need answers. One of the most asked questions I have received over the past three weeks is: "What chemical program can I use so that I can plant cover crops?" When it comes to spraying wheat we know that there are
- [Managing Cereal Rye](https://plantcovercrops.com/managing-cereal-rye/) - Here is a very good article from Penn State on managing cereal rye - via the No-Till Farmer website. http://www.no-tillfarmer.com/pages/News---Tips-For-Cereal-Rye-Management.php
- [Formula for Killing Tall Annual Ryegrass](https://plantcovercrops.com/formula-for-killing-tall-annual-ryegrass/) - It's May 7, 2011. I received five phone calls yesterday from farmers that have wet fields...flooded fields, and knee high annual ryegrass and winter rye. The question from all five can be summed up as "I wanted to kill my cover crop earlier but it was too cold, now it's too wet; this stuff is growing
- [Later planted cash crops means later planted cover crops...what should we do to plan ahead?](https://plantcovercrops.com/later-planted-cash-crops-means-later-planted-cover-crops-what-do-we-do-to-plan-ahead/) - It's May 11, 2011 and 4%, that's right, FOUR PERCENT of the corn is planted in Indiana. Illinois is at 34%, Michigan at 8%, Ohio is at TWO percent, and Iowa is at 69%. This compares to approximately 80% of the corn planted in these states in 2010. The 2006-2010 average for corn planting in
- [Aerial Application of Cover Crops Training-NAAA Certification](https://plantcovercrops.com/aerial-application-of-cover-crops-training-naaa-certification-coming-soon/) - I'm excited to report that there will be a training school in the summer of 2011 for aerial applicators that want to fly on cover crops! The planning for this meeting has been going on for some time with Dave Eby from AgriFlite Services, Inc, myself, and Dennis R. Gardisser, Ph.D, P.E. from WRK of Arkansas, LLC. At
- [Update on RMA Cover Crop Decision](https://plantcovercrops.com/update-on-rma-cover-crop-decision/) - Hey Folks, Here's an email I received yesterday from Eliav Biton, National Wildlife Federation, who has been working diligently on the topic of cover crops with the RMA. I wanted to get it out to you right away. We're receiving many questions about cover crop options for prevented planting acres. All, I spoke by phone with RMA
- [RMA Changes Policy on Cover Crops: Short Reprieve Given](https://plantcovercrops.com/rma-changes-policy-on-cover-crops-for-a-few-days-reprieve/) - Folks, In response to an unprecedented number of unplanted acres in the Eastern Corn Belt, the Springfield Regional RMA office has released an update to their policy requirements with regard to terminating cover crops. The former policy had the termination date set at May 15. While many areas of Indiana and Ohio were hit with
- [Photo diary- Corn after a cover crop (after corn)](https://plantcovercrops.com/photo-diary-corn-after-a-cover-crop/) - "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
- [Do Cover Crops Hinder Corn Population?](https://plantcovercrops.com/do-cover-crops-hinder-corn-population/) - Cover Crop Problems? I often hear folks saying that farmers should be careful planting into cover crops. There is fear that: "there will be slugs." you "can't adequately kill the cover crops." you can't depend on getting a "normal" stand. Well, here we are after one of the wettest Springs in the Eastern Corn Belt
- [Why Soybeans Look Great After Cereal Rye](https://plantcovercrops.com/why-soybeans-look-great-after-cereal-rye/) - In Mid-August I had the honor of speaking at a cover crop field day in Tipton County, Indiana. At that field day there were some root pits dug that were quite interesting. One of the pits was in an area where some top soil had been removed and fill dirt had been put back over
- [Photo Diary - Soybeans planted into a Cereal Rye cover crop](https://plantcovercrops.com/photo-diary-soybeans-planted-into-a-cereal-rye-cover-crop/) - I am very blessed to know a number of producers that are passionate about cover crops and crop production profitability. One such producer is a fellow named Dave from NC Indiana. (Dave is very humble and does not want notoriety so I will not use his last name or exact town.) However, Dave has agreed
- [Cover Crop training seminars are available](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crop-training-seminars-are-online/) - Would you like to learn more about cover crops without leaving your office or home? If so, I have great news for you. There are three recorded webinars available from CISCO Seeds. These webinars were sponsored by N-Vest(R) Cover Crops and put on by Barry Fisher, Eileen Kladivko, and Mike Plumer. These are three of
- [Prevented planting and cover crops- Risk Management Agency rules](https://plantcovercrops.com/prevented-planting-and-cover-crops-risk-management-agency-rules/) - 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).
- [Photo Diary – Soybeans planted into a Cereal Rye cover crop- part 2](https://plantcovercrops.com/photo-diary-soybeans-planted-into-a-cereal-rye-cover-crop-part-2/) - I am so pleased to present these photos of how well my friend Dave's soybeans planted into tall cereal rye looks. Dave is from central Indiana between Indy and Lafayette. See the previous photo diary here. I know Dave gained lots of encouragement to try this from Howard and Mike Weller from the Continental, Ohio
- [Farmer Report from Ohio - Planting into "Out of Control" Peas](https://plantcovercrops.com/planting-corn-into-tall-austrian-winter-peas/) - My good friend David from Mercer County, Ohio is a great cover crop advocate. Over the past few years he and his father-in-law have begun planting cover crops after their wheat crop is harvested. The first year he planted oats and cover crop radish and this past year they planted a mixture called N-Vest® Groundbreaker
- [Cover Crop Aerial Applicators Training Now Set](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crop-aerial-applicators-training-now-set/) - After several months of trying to arrange schedules between a number of very busy men we have now set dates and times for training pilots on aerial applying cover crops. Click here for the CoverCropWebinarFlyer. There are Two Sessions Available: August 29 from 7-8 p.m (CST) August 30 from 6-7 a.m. (CST) Limit: 25 people/session Cost: $100/login Please
- [Earthworm Population Corn Field Experiment](https://plantcovercrops.com/earthworm-population-corn-field-experiment/) - Robison Farms in the Greenwood, Indiana area have been no-till farming since the late 1960's. The field that these videos were taken from has been no-tilled for approximately 20 consecutive years. With the wet spring of 2011 the gentleman that now does the field work for dad decided to chisel plow and disk most of
- [Chemicals to Watch Out for when Planting Cover Crops](https://plantcovercrops.com/chemicals-to-watch-out-for-when-planting-cover-crops/) - A few weeks ago I spoke at a meeting in Tipton County, IN about what chemicals to watch out for when a producer was following corn or soybeans with cover crops. My instruction then and now is - "Follow the label" AND "talk to your chemical supplier" about what is safe for planting brassicas, clovers,
- [66" No-Till Corn Roots Following Cover Crops](https://plantcovercrops.com/66-inch-corn-roots-after-cover-crops/) - I had a "see it to believe it" moment in late August near Stryker, Ohio (Williams County - NW Ohio). A very long and deep root pit had been dug as Frank Gibbs (Ohio NRCS Resource Soil Scientist) was looking for the tile in a continuous no-till corn field. I'm thankful that the tile was
- [Cover Crop Cereal Rye: Is there a (bad) connection with Goss's Wilt in corn?](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crop-cereal-rye-is-there-a-bad-connection-with-gosss-wilt-in-corn/) - Cover crop cereal rye has been getting some "bad press" over the past month. It has been suggested that there is a connection with cover crop rye and Goss's Wilt in corn (cereal rye making the Goss's Wilt disease worse in corn). I have talked to a few agronomists who had never heard of cover
- [Photo Diary – Soybeans planted into a Cereal Rye cover crop - part 3](https://plantcovercrops.com/photo-diary-update-on-soybeans-no-tilled-into-cover-crop-cereal-rye-part-3/) - My cover cropping and no-till friend Dave from Central Indiana has allowed us to look in at his farming operation this year. (Did you notice I have friends named Dave who plant cover crops?) - In previous posts Dave has shared about his no-till planting and spraying soybeans into cover crop cereal rye and later
- [Cover Crops aerial applied into soybeans and corn...any difference in emergence time?](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crops-areial-applied-into-soybeans-and-corn-any-difference-in-emergence-time/) - Difficulty establishing cover crops is viewed by some farmers as one of the reasons of why NOT to plant cover crops. Aerial application has been viewed as "guess-work flying" by some producers because of some poor application jobs in previous years. However, since the 2011 crop was planted late because of record setting rain in
- [Cover Crop Radish Research reveals interesting data and information](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crop-radish-research-reveals-interesting-data-and-information/) - In the summer of 2010 I entered a number of "cover crop" radishes into research plots in Michigan and Minnesota. Some of the products I entered were given to me from a supplier in Oregon. They had collected seed samples from Europe that had been touted as cover crop worthy. They weren't. Fortunately those varieties
- [Planting cover crop radishes with wheat?  How do you plant them?](https://plantcovercrops.com/planting-cover-crop-radishes-with-wheat-how-do-you-plant-them/) - Planting Cover Crop Radishes with Wheat - A Growing Practice Cover crop radishes planted with wheat at seeding time? Last year I posted about how farmers in NW Ohio are seeing increases in wheat yields by 4-7 bu/acre by planting 2-4# of cover crop radishes in with their wheat seed. In the fall of 2010
- [Cover crops for gardens - and my wife, the cover cropping queen!](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crops-for-gardens-and-my-wife-the-cover-cropping-queen/) - My wife Sally must love me...or at least she is observant to see how cover crops are improving the soil in our family gardens. Over the nearly 19 years we have lived in our home we have had a garden where we often have raised vegetables for the Hispanic families that we minister to. A
- [The Importance of Sunshine in Cover Crop Establishment](https://plantcovercrops.com/importance-of-sunshine-in-cover-crop-establishment/) - In previous posts I have shared about the importance of applying cover crops at the correct time. I also looked at the difference in how cover crops emerged in corn and soybean fields when aerial applied in the fall of 2011. In the past several weeks I have traveled over much of Indiana and northwestern
- [Nutrient Scavenging Cover Crops - How much good are they doing? It depends.](https://plantcovercrops.com/nutrient-scavenging-cover-crops-how-much-good-are-they-doing-it-depends/) - Meet the Cover Crop Scavengers Over the years I have worked with cover crops I have recommended that producers use "scavengers" like Annual Ryegrass, turnips, cereal rye, winter barley, oats, and cover crop radishes. These cover crops do a very good job of capturing excess nitrogen and other nutrients and keeping them from reaching the
- [Cover Crop Field Day Set at Robison Farms](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crop-field-day-set-at-robison-farms/) - CISCO Seeds, Robison Farms, and Dougherty Fertilizer are sponsoring a Cover Crop Field Day and Root Dig at the Greenwood, Indiana farm. If you've not had an opportunity to see cover crops in a real life farm setting, this will be a great meeting for you . There will be multiple species available to look
- [Short Cover Crops Put Down Deep Roots](https://plantcovercrops.com/short-cover-crops-put-down-deep-roots/) - Many cover crops were planted in September and even into early October in much of the Midwest in 2011. Some of those cover crops are not very advanced in their growth by mid-November. Does this mean that they are useless or worthless? As I often say in meetings or at field days..."always take a shovel
- [Hallelujah - New RMA ruling provides a BIG boost for cover crop users and Agriculture](https://plantcovercrops.com/halleluja-new-rma-ruling-provides-a-big-boost-for-cover-crop-users-and-agriculture/) - The Risk Management Agency ruled today to change their policy on cover crop usage and cash crops that follow cover crops. In a previous post I reported some limitations that the RMA had on following cover crops (cover crops could not be headed out, could not be harvested before planting cash crop, etc...). This good
- [Cover Crops in the Great Plains - a view from a long time cover crop user- Part 1](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crops-in-the-great-plains-a-view-from-a-long-time-cover-crop-user-part-1/) - I've had the privilege of meeting a gentleman from Kansas named Paul Conway. Paul is an avid "cover cropper" and he has been for nearly 20 years! Paul reminds me of my father, who was an early pioneer of no-till (over 40 years of no-tilling on our farms). I have asked Paul to give a
- [Cover Crop Stand Evaluation Taken to a New Level](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crop-stand-evaluation-taken-to-a-new-level/) - I have learned so much about cover crops since I started this blog in 2010. One of my hopes has been that I could have guest bloggers that would occasionally share with everyone what their experiences have been. The following post is from Daryl Starr of Advanced Ag Solutions in Indiana. I really appreciate reading
- [When to apply cover crops into soybeans](https://plantcovercrops.com/when-to-apply-cover-crops-into-soybeans/) - For some time I have promoted aerial applying cover crops into standing cash crops. We have a pretty definitive maturity set for corn when it comes to aerial application. But there is some question of when to fly cover crops into soybeans. The range of discussion on this topic usually goes from 50% yellow leaf
- [Grazing Cover Crops](https://plantcovercrops.com/grazing-cover-crops/) - In early December, 2011 I visited two farms in Kosciusko County Indiana (NE IN) where producers had intentionally planted cover crops after their wheat was harvested for the purpose of grazing cattle and improving soil. One of the producers planted a mixture that was featured in this blog. His Oats/Cereal Rye/Turnip mixture looked beautiful and
- [Cover Crops in the Great Plains - a view from a long time cover crop user- Part 2](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crops-in-the-great-plains-a-view-from-a-long-time-cover-crop-user-part-2/) - In this cover crop post I again quote Paul Conway from Kansas, who is giving his input on cover crops in the Great Plains. In this article, Paul shares his experience with Austrian winter peas, field peas, chickling vetch, and hairy vetch. Dave, Austrian Winter Peas: I have limited and disappointing experience with Austrian Winter
- [Planting into "Out of Control" Peas - The Rest of the Story](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crops-manure-no-till-200-bpa-corn-yields-in-ohio/) - In September 2011 I posted about an Ohio farmer that planted into "out of control" peas and shared about his story of how the field was looking pre-harvest. I have recently visited with Dave (the producer) and he shared the information that a number of you asked for...and also surprising yield data. Dave farms with
- [Cover Crop Road Trip](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crop-road-trip/) - Cover Crop Education On the Road Hi folks. I know that most of you have been dying for new blog posts and a newsletter from me. I realize that you can't sleep at night because you are wondering "is Dave okay?" I appreciate that - even if it's not true! So where have I been?
- [Outstanding Cover Crop Meetings Coming Up](https://plantcovercrops.com/outstanding-cover-crop-meetings-coming-up/) - There are two tremendous meetings coming up in the next two weeks featuring cover crop information. One is the Midwest Cover Crops Council annual meeting held at the Beck Agricultural Center near West Lafayette, IN. Producers should make a great effort to attend on Wednesday and Thursday if at all possible. The Thursday meeting is
- [Cover Crops and Ray the Soil guy](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crops-and-ray-the-soil-guy/) - Over the past three years I have had the privilege of speaking at a number of meetings when Ray Archuleta is also on the agenda. Ray is a tremendous source of knowledge and information on soil health and how cover crops and no-till help improve soil health. Ray is an "expert" in every sense of
- [Cover Crops Enhance Water Infiltration/Percolation](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crops-enhance-water-infiltrationpercolation/) - In late September of 2011 I was walking in our family corn field in central Indiana--in the pouring rain. Following the wettest spring in the eastern corn belt in 100 years we had a summertime drought that saw less than 2 inches in July and August combined. In that same time period we had 32
- [Cover Crop Turnips - A Good Choice Over Radishes?](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crop-turnips-a-good-choice-over-radishes/) - Cover Crop Radishes or Turnips as a Cover Crop - or Both? Cover crop radishes certainly receive a lot of press. I have researched them quite a bit over the past four years. On this blog alone I have over 20 posts about radishes. They are fun to take photos of, dig around in, research,
- [Cover Crop Root Pits Reveal Plenty](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crop-root-pits-reveal-plenty/) - During the first week of April I was in several root pits in northwest Indiana and boy did we find plenty of interesting factoids! I was assisted by Eileen Kladivko from Purdue University on one day and Barry Fisher, Indiana NRCS State Agronomist, on another day. What We Found in the Cover Crop Root Pits
- [Killing Cover Crop Annual Ryegrass - How Are We Doing?](https://plantcovercrops.com/killing-cover-crop-annual-ryegrass-how-are-we-doing/) - Over the winter of 2011-12 I did nearly 55 cover crop meetings across the Midwest. And one of the "hottest" topics was how to kill annual ryegrass in the spring. This topic is almost like the Tim Tebow of the cover crop world. Some have no problems managing it and some hate it (cannot get
- ["Midwest Cover Crops Field Guide" Now Available](https://plantcovercrops.com/midwest-cover-crops-field-guide-now-available/) - Over the past year I have had the honor and privilege of working with a group of university, NRCS, and ARS professionals on putting together the Midwest Cover Crop Field Guide. This guide (pocket sized) is pretty specific to the Midwestern part of the USA. However, many of the species can be used in other parts
- [Terminating Cover Crops - Use Residual Herbicide](https://plantcovercrops.com/terminating-cover-crops-using-residual-herbicide/) - Terminating cover crops is part of the "stepped-up management" that using cover crops requires. Over the past month I shot videos about killing annual ryegrass, killing crimson clover, and about the difference of killing cereal rye and annual ryegrass. In each of the videos I examined the importance of killing the cover crop...and killing it
- [Don't Farm Naked](https://plantcovercrops.com/do-not-farm-naked/) - Cover Crop T-Shirts Cover Crops are gaining popularity and starting to become mainstream! How do I know? Now you can purchase Cover Crop T-Shirts! Practical Farmers of Iowa have designed a "Don't Farm Naked" T-Shirt that you would be proud to wear (well, maybe not to church...). The shirts can be ordered here. For $15/shirt
- [More Cover Crop Selection Tools Available](https://plantcovercrops.com/more-cover-crop-selection-tools-available/) - The Midwest Cover Crop Council (MCCC) has added different states and cropping systems to their useful cover crop selection tool. This tool is a very helpful item that assists producers in choosing what cover crops can be used in their counties with their cropping systems and their choice of cover crop characteristics. Most recently Michigan
- [Harvesting Cover Crops for Emergency Fall Forage](https://plantcovercrops.com/harvesting-cover-crops-for-emergency-fall-forage/) - Need Feed? Harvesting cover crops for emergency fall forage may be able to play a major role in lessening the impact of the 2012 drought disaster for livestock producers. As I traveled from Indiana to eastern Iowa and through Wisconsin I saw dry ponds, cracked soil, nearly dead alfalfa, completely brown pastures, and an exceptionally
- [Cover Crop Survey](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crop-survey/) - 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
- [Cover Crops for Fall and Winter Grazing](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crops-for-fall-and-winter-grazing/) - Cover Crops for Grazing Drought '12 is causing many cattle producers to consider cover crops for fall and winter grazing. Hay is very expensive and in short supply, and corn silage will be short in many areas. A lack of feed is leaving a number of dairy and beef producers looking to liquidate their herds.
- [Now Archived and available: Cover Crop Webinar: Securing Unused Nitrogen in a Drought Year](https://plantcovercrops.com/dealing-with-drought-securing-nitrogen-with-cover-crops/) - 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
- [On-Farm Research Reveals Cover Crops Reduce Compaction](https://plantcovercrops.com/on-farm-research-reveals-cover-crops-reduce-compaction/) - My brother, Don Robison, from Robison Farms in central Indiana, has been doing a significant amount of research in our fields where we had our cover crop test plot in 2011-12. One part of the research that Don conducted was comparing compaction ratings in each different plot area and also in a check area. In
- [Inoculating Cover Crop Legumes Pays Off](https://plantcovercrops.com/inoculating-cover-crop-legumes-pays/) - Several farmers have asked me why they need to spend an "extra" 4-6 cents per pound to inoculate the legume seed they are planting for producing nitrogen with their cover crops. I get asked this especially about Austrian Winter Peas and Cowpea. However, if you are planting Crimson Clover, Berseem Clover, Kura Clover, Alsike, Hairy
- [Cover Crops Provide Improved Corn Yields in On-Farm Trial](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crops-provide-improved-corn-yields-in-on-farm-trial/) - 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
- [Cover Crop Q/A on Sequestering N from Drought Stricken Corn Crop](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crop-qa-on-sequestering-n-from-drought-stricken-corn-crop/) - Have you ever wished you could get some "one on one" time with cover crop experts, two whom also happen to be plant or soil scientists? Consider yourself fortunate because you can now have a "fireside chat" with John Meisinger from Maryland and Tom Kaspar from Iowa, and me. After the CropLife Webinar - Dealing
- [Cover Crops and Herbicide Carryover](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crops-herbicide-carryove/) - University of Illinois Extension weed scientist Aaron Hager has published a couple of newsletter articles on the topic of herbicide carryover. He will be publishing additional results in the future. Be Aware of the Potential for Herbicide Carryover and Considerations for Fall-Seeded Small Grains Thanks to Fred Iutzi, Manager, Value-Added Sustainable Development Center, Illinois Institute
- [Cover Cropping North of I-80 After Corn & Soybeans - A Whole New World?](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-croping-north-of-i-80-after-corn-and-soybeans-a-whole-new-world/) - Sarah Carlson from Practical Farmers of Iowa reminded me that cover cropping north of I-80 is different than cover cropping in northern Indiana. She's right. But how different is it, and why is it different? Sarah is quoted in a very good article in Corn and Soybean Digest that helps explain the differences. Several farmers
- [Cover Crops in Wisconsin - Full Speed Ahead!](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crops-in-wisconsin-full-speed-ahead/) - I took a new management position in May of 2012 with Wisconsin based Legacy Seeds, Inc. While my main responsibility lies in working with alfalfa and forages I also was pleased to find out that there were several folks in Wisconsin that were using cover crops! Well, you would figure that I'd get involved more
- [Fertilizing Cover Crops & Planting Legumes After Soybeans](https://plantcovercrops.com/fertilizing-cover-crops-and-legumes-after-soybeans/) - If you spend any time at all in cover crop meetings, you may have heard that it's a good idea to add 20-50# of Nitrogen per acre to your cover crop - if you don't have a legume in the mix or you don't have manure available. You also probably heard (or participated in) the grumbling
- [Applying Cover Crops with a High-Boy](https://plantcovercrops.com/applying-cover-crops-with-a-high-boy/) - Over the past few years farmers and ground applicators have been looking for new and innovative ways to apply cover crops. One of the more successful ways has been with a high-boy or Hagie sprayer/spreader. My friend Craig Simon from NE Indiana had a mixture of Oats and Rye and Turnips applied this way by
- [Cover Crops Increase Iowa Corn Yields](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crops-increase-iowa-corn-yields/) - Cover crops are helping to increase yields in Iowa corn fields. My friend Sarah Carlson from Practical Farmers of Iowa sent me the following testimonial from Eric Franzenburg from east central Iowa (about 1.5 hours east of Ames). Thanks to Sarah and Eric for making this testimonial public. I know that there are many other
- [Cover Crops Planted After Wheat in a Dry Year](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crops-planted-after-wheat-in-a-dry-year/) - Can you still gain value in a cover crop when it is planted after wheat in a dry year? During the week of October 15, 2012 I traveled a wide swath of Wisconsin looking at cover crops. In the eastern half of the state the cover crops looked very good. In the western half the
- [Followup in On-Farm Cover Crop Trial](https://plantcovercrops.com/followup-in-on-farm-cover-crop-trial/) - 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
- [Cover Crops in Noble County, Indiana](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crops-in-noble-county-indiana/) - State and local Soil and Water Conservation Districts have been a wonderful partner over the past 4 years in helping to educate farmers about the value of cover crops in their local area. Over the past four years Indiana SWCDs have planted or overseen over 300 cover crop test plots. Recently the Noble County (Indiana)
- [Cover Crops and Bears?](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crops-and-bears/) - Radishes, Crimson Clover, and Bears Walking in cover crop fields in northern Indiana is easy compared to doing it northern Wisconsin. In northern Indiana my main issue is tripping over large radish tubers sticking out of the ground. In northern Wisconsin my main issue was that plus watching out for bears. I'm not talking about
- [Is it Ever Too Early to Plant Cover Crops?](https://plantcovercrops.com/is-it-ever-too-early-to-plant-cover-crops/) - Is it ever too early plant cover crops? YES. As many of you have figured out, I sell seed for a living. I also have been a farmer or involved on the farm since I was a little boy. But first and foremost I am an agronomist. The temptation of a seed salesman is to
- [Four Cover Crop Field Days in NW Indiana and Down-State Illinois](https://plantcovercrops.com/four-cover-crop-field-days-in-nw-indiana-and-down-state-illinois/) - I know that there are lots of cover crop field days that I do not list on this site. However, I usually try to get cover crop field days listed on the Midwest Cover Crops Council website when I hear about them. However, I have four field days that I believe will be attractive
- [Kura Clover - The Perennial Cover Crop](https://plantcovercrops.com/kura-clover-the-perennial-cover-crop/) - Kura Clover is an interesting option for cover cropping no-till corn producers. Why? Because Kura Clover forms a "living mulch." I have been working with Dr. Ken Albrecht from the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Kura Clover since the summer of 2000. During that summer as I traveled through eastern Iowa and NW Illinois I envisioned
- [Cover Crops and Erosion Control - A "No-Brainer"](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crops-and-erosion-control-a-no-brainer/) - Cover Crops Improve Driving Conditions This is one of the signs in the Central Sands of Wisconsin that got my attention Central Sands of Wisconsin I like to look to the right and left (in addition to out my windshield) when I am driving. My dad taught me that was a very good way to
- [Are Cover Crops Profitable to the Farmer?](https://plantcovercrops.com/are-cover-crops-profitable-to-the-farmer/) - Cover Crops: Will I Get a Return on Investment Over the past two months my brother Don Robison and I have had opportunities in Indiana, Iowa, and Wisconsin to share a presentation entitled "Return On Investment from Cover Crops." I will do the same in Ontario and Michigan over the next few weeks. Sarah Carlson
- [Cover Crop Survey](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crop-survey-2/) - Here is a survey link for U.S. farmers who have grown cover crops in recent years. This is a survey sponsored by the USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program and being carried out by the Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC). This survey about cover crops is brief and can be completed online in
- [Midwest Cover Crops Council Awarded at National No-till Conference](https://plantcovercrops.com/midwest-cover-crops-council-awarded-at-national-no-till-conference/) - Below is an exciting announcement from Dr. Eileen Kladivko (Purdue) from the Midwest Cover Crops Council: Fellow MCCC members, The National No-Till Conference, held this past week in Indianapolis, awarded the MCCC with the No-Till Innovator Award for the Organization category! Accepting the award on behalf of the MCCC and the Executive Committee, were Dale
- [Midwest Cover Crops Council Annual Meeting Set](https://plantcovercrops.com/midwest-cover-crop-council-annual-meeting-set/) - Registration information and a tentative schedule have been released for the upcoming Midwest Cover Crops Council meeting, February 28-March 1, 2013, in London, Ontario. The first day of the meeting, titled “Making Sen$e with Cover Crops,” is targeted toward producers interested in learning more about how to successfully incorporate cover crops into their rotation, and
- [Cover Crops Help Suppress Weeds](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crops-help-suppress-weeds/) - Do cover crops really help with weed suppression in farming operations?
- [Can Cover Crops Become Weeds?](https://plantcovercrops.com/can-cover-crops-become-weeds/) - While we know that cover crops can suppress weeds, we're also finding out that cover crops can become weeds.
- [Be Aware of Dormant Seed in Cover Crops](https://plantcovercrops.com/dormant-seed-in-cover-crops/) - Cover crops can have what it known as "hard" or "dormant" seed as a small percentage of the overall crop. These seeds will not germinate right away, but will possible show themselves in the next growing season.
- [Advanced Ag Solutions: No-Till Innovators](https://plantcovercrops.com/advanced-ag-solutions/) - Advanced Ag Solutions is committed precision agronomy, advanced software tools, and field scouting - all to help professional farmers realize greater profits.
- ["So God Made a Farmer"](https://plantcovercrops.com/so-god-made-a-farmer/) - Dodge really hit a home run with this Super Bowl commercial.
- [Cover Crops are Working in Iowa](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crops-are-working-in-iowa/) - 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
- [Do Cover Crops Keep the Soil Colder in the Spring?](https://plantcovercrops.com/do-cover-crops-keep-the-soil-colder-in-the-spring/) - Fact or Fiction? Cover Crops that Survive the Winter Keep the Soil Colder in the Spring than Fall-Tilled Soil This is a question I get over and over again. And most of the time it's not really a question. It's actually someone stating to me why they are not going to plant cover crops. But
- [Mustard as a Cover Crop](https://plantcovercrops.com/mustard-as-a-cover-crop/) - This article was originally posted on December 14, 2010. Benefits of Mustard Mustards are a good cover crop for a variety of reasons. One of the main benefits is that they have high levels of glucosinolates. According to Cornell University: The practice of using mustard cover crops to manage soil-borne pathogens is known as biofumigation.
- [Prevented Planting Row Crop Acres - Which Cover Crops Can Help?](https://plantcovercrops.com/prevented-planting-row-crop-acres-what-can-cover-crops-help/) - 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
- [Summer Annual Grasses for Cover Crops for Prevented Planting Acres](https://plantcovercrops.com/summer-annual-grasses-for-cover-crops-for-prevented-planting-acres/) - 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
- [Cover Crops and Crop Insurance - Spring Reminders](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crops-and-crop-insurance-spring-reminders/) - UPDATE FROM RMA--Haying and Grazing of a Cover Crop - FINAL - 5-8-13 Cover Crops and Crop Insurance on Collision Course again? Cover Crops and Crop Insurance issues seem to be heading to a collision course again this spring in much of the Midwest. In the Corn Belt wet fields have prevented planting with less
- [Part 2- Do Cover Crops Keep the Soil Colder in the Spring?](https://plantcovercrops.com/part-2-do-cover-crops-keep-the-soil-colder-in-the-spring/) - Fact or Fiction? Cover Crops that Survive the Winter Keep the Soil Colder in the Spring than Fall-Tilled Soil - Part 2 On Friday April 5, 2013 my brother Don recorded the temperatures in soils on our home farm near Greenwood, IN (central Indiana). The previous week Don took soil temperatures coming out of a
- [Part 3- Do Cover Crops Keep the Soil Colder in the Spring?](https://plantcovercrops.com/part-3-do-cover-crops-keep-the-soil-colder-in-the-spring/) - Fact or Fiction? Cover Crops that Survive the Winter Keep the Soil Colder in the Spring than Fall-Tilled Soil – Part 3 As of today (April 17, 2013) there is 0% corn planted in Iowa and Indiana with 1% in Illinois and Ohio. It is now wet and cold...not just cold. As my brother Don
- [Cover Crops: Buy One Year, Get Another Year Free](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crops-buy-one-year-get-another-year-free/) - Almost two years to the day I posted an article about Killing Tall Annual Ryegrass. The problem of a wet and chilly 2011 has resurfaced an ugly head to be a wet and COLD spring of 2013. But over the past week or so temperatures have warmed into the 70's and 80's with cover crop
- [Cover Crop Champions Wanted](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crop-champions-wanted/) - National Wildlife Federation has extended the deadline for submitting applications for farmer cover crops champions and outreach cover crop champions - local and regional cover crop leaders who can provide region-specific information and farming knowledge to farmers and crop advisors. Selected applicants will receive benefits in the form of financial support for time and travel,
- [Root Pit Reveals 40" Cereal Rye Roots](https://plantcovercrops.com/40-inch-cereal-rye-roots/) - I am blessed to hear from farmers around the world about their cover cropping adventures. One young man, Brian Scott, from Carroll County, Indiana has generously shared his information with me again this spring. This post is Brian's report from early May, 2013. To see Brian's photographs, click here. We dug a few pits in
- [Myths Debunked on Cover Crops and Colder Soil Temperatures? - Final Report](https://plantcovercrops.com/myths-debunked-on-cover-crops-and-colder-soil-temperatures-final-report/) - 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
- ["Tracking Phosphorus Fresh from the Farm"](https://plantcovercrops.com/tracking-phosphorus-fresh-from-the-farm/) - I recently saw a newspaper article "Tracking Phosphorous Fresh from the Farm" written by Spencer Hunt (shunt@dispatch.com) from The Columbus Dispatch Sunday May 26, 2013 9:03 AM and I found it to be a good read. There are great things going on to help farmers do their best to be good stewards of the land
- [NRCS Cover Crop Termination Guidelines Non-Irrigated Cropland](https://plantcovercrops.com/nrcs-cover-crop-termination-guidelines-non-irrigated-cropland/) - I appreciate Mike Baise from American Farmland Trust for sending me the document NRCS Cover Crop Termination Guidelines Non-Irrigated Cropland. The document was published June 2013 and should be very helpful to everyone using cover crops.
- [Cover Crops and Prevented Planting Guidelines](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crops-and-prevented-planting-guidelines/) - Over the past few weeks I have heard from countless farmers in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Missouri, Michigan, and Iowa that are considering taking prevented planting on all or parts of their farms. Growers Edge just published an excellent piece Prevented Planting Guidelines. Also see my articles on Prevented Planting Row Crop Acres – Which Cover
- [Cover Crops and Prevented Plant Information Guidance](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crops-and-prevented-plant-information-guidance/) - In late June I was on a farm in west central Wisconsin with two farmers that had over 3,000 of their nearly 6,000 acres that were too wet to plant in 2013. This is an example of what I have seen and heard and read on personal farm calls, numerous phone calls, and multiple e-mails
- [Prevented Planting Seeding Options](https://plantcovercrops.com/prevented-planting-seeding-options/) - There are many acres in the upper Midwest that have been flooded out this year. Since a cash crop cannot be planted, what option do farmers have in early July?
- [Results of Farmer Cover Crop Survey Conducted by SARE and CTIC](https://plantcovercrops.com/results-of-farmer-cover-crop-survey-conducted-by-sare-and-ctic/) - Folks, If you want to see how cover crops provide a very good ROI across a wide geographic region then this report is for you! Thanks to Rob Meyers from SARE and the folks at CTIC for conducting and publishing this survey. It helps me to see that the results on our home farm (and
- [Austrian Winter Peas](https://plantcovercrops.com/austrian-winter-peas/) - Austrian Winter Peas are a good cover crop for producing nitrogen. These peas have better cold tolerance than Canadian Field Peas yet still grow well when planted after wheat or other summer annuals. It's preferred to plant them in August after the hottest days are normally past. Below I list the advantages and disadvantages of
- [Cover Crop Radishes - What they do](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crop-radishes-what-they-do/) - Cover crop radishes are "all the buzz" these days in the cover crop world. Cover crop radishes should have fairly large tubers that penetrate the soil and add many benefits. The main benefits are that they enhance percolation and aeration. Additionally they provide food for earthworms like few other cover crops. It is quite common
- [Earthworms...valuable resource on farm ground](https://plantcovercrops.com/earthworms-we-all-need-them/) - Earthworms are exceptionally valuable builders of healthy, fertile topsoil. Jill Clapperton stated that a good sign of a healthy topsoil was that a "shovel-full of soil" should have 8 earthworms in it. In my field diggings I have found anywhere from ZERO to 10 erathworms per shovel-full. I found 10 in crimson clover, 8 in
- [Cover Crop Selection - What to plant after wheat or other cereal grains?](https://plantcovercrops.com/what-cover-crop-should-i-plant-after-wheat-or-other-cereal-grains/) - I was in a meeting yesterday and the gentlemen from SWCD asked me: "What should we recommend for our producers to plant as a cover crop after the wheat comes off?" After running through a number of scenarios I determined that I'd better make sure I don't confuse folks with too many ideas. So, here
- [When to aerial apply cover crops into corn](https://plantcovercrops.com/when-to-aerial-apply-cover-crops-into-corn/) - A few years back many said “August 15-25” was the right date to aerial seed cover crops into corn. However, we found out very quickly that “dates” cannot be set...but timing can be. While we know that August 15-25 often can be correct, we also know that following the calendar (like in the 2009 crop)
- [Cover Crop Seeding rates DO matter](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crop-seeding-rates-do-matter/) - As an agronomist I try real hard to recommend the correct seeding rates. For instance the "recommended" seeing rate on radishes has been 10-12#/acre but in reality only 3-5#/acre does a lot of good in mixes and 10-12 is WAY too thick (and expensive). Annual Ryegrass rates for cover crops is 1/2 that for forage.
- [Is annual ryegrass a weed?](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crops-can-become-weeds-if-not-managed-well/) - I was visiting with a weed scientist from Purdue yesterday. He is an excellent scientist and gifted at weed ID as well. I asked him to work on a project and as he and I were discussing that he made a comment that I know needs to be ruminated upon. He asked me if I

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- [What's So Special About Cover Crops?](https://plantcovercrops.com/) - Cover crops offer benefits to your soil, many of which you'll see quickly. Here are 9 short and long-term goals that can enhance soil health and profitability.
- [Balansa Clover](https://plantcovercrops.com/nitrogen-fixing-legumes/balansa-clover/) - Balansa clover is a fall-seeded nitrogen-fixing legume capable of producing 200 lbs./acre of N or more; an excellent cover crop choice before a corn crop.
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- [N-VEST® Crimson Cover-All Mix](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crop-mixes/n-vest-crimson-cover-all-mix/) - Crimson Cover-All Mix is perfect for soil protection, improved tilth, N production, and weed suppression. Ideal after wheat or corn silage; great ahead of corn.
- [N-VEST® Oat-Radish Mix](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crop-mixes/n-vest-oat-radish-mix/) - Oat-Radish Mix is a simple, effective cover crop mix that will cover the soil, scavenge nutrients, break up compaction, and typically terminate over the winter.
- [Sunflower](https://plantcovercrops.com/nitrogen-scavengers/sunflower/) - Sunflowers are not only beautiful above the ground but also perform vital functions in the soil, including significant rooting along with nutrient scavenging.
- [Warm Season Summer Annuals](https://plantcovercrops.com/nitrogen-scavengers/warm-season-summer-annuals/) - Warm-season summer annuals (sorghum-sudangrass, forage sorghum, sudangrass, and pearl millet) are primarily used as a cover crop in "prevent plant" situations.
- [Turnips](https://plantcovercrops.com/nitrogen-scavengers/turnips/) - Turnips are cool-season brassicas that work in cover crop mixes. They have both a leafy top growth and a bulb. They are also used for fall livestock grazing.
- [Rapeseed](https://plantcovercrops.com/nitrogen-scavengers/rapeseed/) - Rapeseed is an annual brassica with a deep and fibrous root system; known as a nitrogen and phosphorous scavenger. Often included in diverse cover crop mixes.
- [Radish - Daikon Type](https://plantcovercrops.com/nitrogen-scavengers/radish/) - Daikon-type radish is a late-summer seeded, cool-season annual brassica known for its deep taproots. It's typically seeded to help break up compacted soils.
- [Kale](https://plantcovercrops.com/nitrogen-scavengers/kale/) - Kale is a summer-seeded brassica that is used for both cover cropping and fall grazing. It needs to be seeded when soil temperatures are above 50°F. Using kale in a mix after wheat is ideal. Seeding Rate (lbs. / acre) Drill: 3-4 Broadcast: 5-6 In a mix: 1-2 – Planting depth: 1/8”–1/4” – Approximate seeds/lb:
- [Cereal (Winter) Rye](https://plantcovercrops.com/nitrogen-scavengers/cereal-winter-rye/) - Cereal rye is winter-hardy, prevents erosion, improves soil structure, scavenges nutrients, and enhances water infiltration; also works in poor soil conditions.
- [Buckwheat](https://plantcovercrops.com/nitrogen-scavengers/buckwheat/) - Buckwheat is a fast-establishing broadleaf summer cover crop; great for improving soil tilth and encouraging pollinators. Great for mineralizing phosphorous.
- [Yellow Blossom Sweet Clover](https://plantcovercrops.com/nitrogen-fixing-legumes/yellow-blossom-sweet-clover/) - Yellow blossom sweet clover is a spring-seeded nitrogen-fixing legume, capable of producing 100 lbs. N/acre. Has the ability to remineralize depleted soils.
- [Sunn Hemp](https://plantcovercrops.com/nitrogen-fixing-legumes/sunn-hemp/) - Sunn hemp is a warm-season legume that can produce up to 100 lbs. of N/acre. Provides large amounts of biomass; an excellent choice for improving soil health.
- [Medium Red Clover](https://plantcovercrops.com/nitrogen-fixing-legumes/medium-red-clover/) - Medium red clover is a nitrogen-fixing legume; able to produce up to 60-100 lbs. N/acre. Works well frost seeded into winter small grain crops. Deep tap roots.
- [Hairy Vetch](https://plantcovercrops.com/nitrogen-fixing-legumes/hairy-vetch/) - Hairy vetch is a top nitrogen producer that works extremely well ahead of a corn crop. It tolerates poor soil, works well in mixes, and has a low C:N ratio.
- [Cowpeas](https://plantcovercrops.com/nitrogen-fixing-legumes/cowpeas/) - Cowpeas are a warm-season nitrogen-fixing legume, can produce up to 50-75 lbs. N/acre. Fast summer growth, drought tolerant; mixes well with sorghum-sudangrass.
- [Berseem Clover](https://plantcovercrops.com/nitrogen-fixing-legumes/berseem-clover/) - Berseem clover is a spring-seeded nitrogen-fixing legume, with 100-180 lbs. of N/acre potential. Can also be utilized as hay or grazed multiple times.
- [Crimson Clover](https://plantcovercrops.com/nitrogen-fixing-legumes/crimson-clover/) - Crimson clover is a fall-seeded nitrogen-fixing legume that will produce 75-100 pounds of nitrogen per acre when planted early and allowed to reach bud stage.
- [Austrian Winter Peas](https://plantcovercrops.com/nitrogen-fixing-legumes/austrian-winter-peas/) - Austrian winter peas are a fall-seeded nitrogen-fixing legume capable of producing up to 90-150 lbs. N/acre. Work well ahead of corn in combination with radish.
- [Black Oats](https://plantcovercrops.com/nitrogen-scavengers/black-oats/) - Black oats, a quick-establishing annual cereal grain, exhibit fast fall growth, grow later into the winter than common oats, fight weeds, & can be a nurse crop.
- [Phacelia](https://plantcovercrops.com/nitrogen-scavengers/phacelia/) - Phacelia is a cool-season annual forb with a fine, fibrous root system; planted as a nutrient scavenger and pollinator. Best alongside warm season summer covers
- [Annual Ryegrass](https://plantcovercrops.com/nitrogen-scavengers/annual-ryegrass/) - Annual ryegrass is a fast-establishing, cool-season grass. It improves soil structure, breaks up compaction, controls erosion, and sequesters leftover nutrients
- [N-VEST® Nutribuilder Mix](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crop-mixes/n-vest-nutribuilder-mix/) - Nutribuilder is a mix of annual ryegrass, crimson clover, and radish. It's great at breaking up compaction and scavenging nutrients; a good choice ahead of corn
- [Radish - Nematode](https://plantcovercrops.com/nitrogen-scavengers/nematode-radish/) - Nematode radishes work as a soil fumigant to fight various sorts of nematodes, like sugar beet cyst nematode and Columbia root-knot nematode populations.
- [Cover Crop Seeding Methods](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crop-seeding-methods/) - Farmers are utilizing many approaches to timely seed cover crops - and as efficiently as possible. Here are five practices to consider for cover crop seeding.
- [Plant Seed, Not Grain](https://plantcovercrops.com/plant-seed-not-grain/) - Plant cover crop seed that is professionally conditioned, cleaned, tested, and packaged. It's important to avoid all potential weed problems or varietal purity.
- [Custom Seed Blending](https://plantcovercrops.com/custom-seed-blending/) - When your cover crop goals don't match up with available stock mixes, consider creating your own custom seed mix to improve your soil and benefit the next crop.
- [Cover Crop Mixes](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crop-mixes/) - Implementing a mix of different cover crops makes sense for many reasons, including accomplishing multiple goals, spreading out risk, and improving soil health.
- [Nitrogen Scavengers](https://plantcovercrops.com/nitrogen-scavengers/)
- [Nitrogen Fixing Legumes](https://plantcovercrops.com/nitrogen-fixing-legumes/)
- [N-VEST® Groundbreaker Mix](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crop-mixes/n-vest-groundbreaker-mix/) - Groundbreaker Mix provides multiple advantages: suppression of winter weeds, protection of soil, fixing of N for the next corn crop, and breaking up compaction.
- [N-VEST® Forager Mix](https://plantcovercrops.com/cover-crop-mixes/n-vest-forager-mix/) - Forager Mix serves as a cover crop and a grazing mix. Oats and turnips will thrive in the fall. Cereal rye will be grazed in the spring. Works well with manure.

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- [nitrogen production](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/nitrogen-production/)
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- [Cover Crop Radish](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/cover-crop-radish/)
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- [nitrogen production with cover crops](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/nitrogen-production-with-cover-crops/)
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- [radish smell](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/radish-smell-2/)
- [cover crop meetings](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/cover-crop-meetings/)
- [Dave Robison](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/dave-robison/)
- [plant cover crops](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/plant-cover-crops/)
- [Midwest Cover Crop Council](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/midwest-cover-crop-council/)
- [MCCC](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/mccc/)
- [Cover Crop Decision Making Tool](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/cover-crop-decision-making-tool/)
- [cover crop winterhardiness](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/cover-crop-winterhardiness/)
- [chemical carryover and cover crops](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/chemical-carryover-and-cover-crops/)
- [killing cover crops](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/killing-cover-crops/)
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- [aerial application](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/aerial-application/)
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- [cover crop education](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/cover-crop-education/)
- [prevented planting](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/prevented-planting-2/)
- [field peas](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/field-peas/)
- [Berseem Clover](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/berseem-clover/)
- [wet fields](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/wet-fields/)
- [sorghum sudangrass](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/sorghum-sudangrass/)
- [corn after cover crops](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/corn-after-cover-crops/)
- [soybeans](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/soybeans/)
- [training seminars](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/training-seminars/)
- [stand establishment following cover crops](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/stand-establishment-following-cover-crops-2/)
- [cover crop research](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/cover-crop-research/)
- [higher yields](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/higher-yields/)
- [risk management](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/risk-management-2/)
- [RMA](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/rma/)
- [chemical use and cover crops](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/chemical-use-and-cover-crops-2/)
- [no-till](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/no-till/)
- [corn](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/corn-2/)
- [soil health](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/soil-health/)
- [no-tilling into winter peas](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/no-tilling-into-winter-peas/)
- [Soybeans after cereal rye](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/soybeans-after-cereal-rye/)
- [disease supression](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/disease-supression-2/)
- [establishing cover crops](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/establishing-cover-crops/)
- [improved varieties. cover crops for gardens](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/improved-varieties-cover-crops-for-gardens/)
- [flowers](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/flowers/)
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- [chilis](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/chilis/)
- [reducing compaction](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/reducing-compaction/)
- [wild radishes](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/wild-radishes-2/)
- [Goss's Wilt](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/gosss-wilt/)
- [tillage](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/tillage/)
- [cocktail mixes](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/cocktail-mixes/)
- [compaction](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/compaction/)
- [seeding rates](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/seeding-rates-2/)
- [flying cover crops into beans](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/flying-cover-crops-into-beans/)
- [effect of sunlight on cover crops](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/effect-of-sunlight-on-cover-crops/)
- [cover crop roots](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/cover-crop-roots-2/)
- [late planted cover crops](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/late-planted-cover-crops/)
- [cover crops and manure](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/cover-crops-and-manure/)
- [cover crop scavengers](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/cover-crop-scavengers/)
- [aerial application of cover crops into soybeans](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/aerial-application-of-cover-crops-into-soybeans/)
- [when to fly cover crops into soybeans](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/when-to-fly-cover-crops-into-soybeans/)
- [cover crop stand evaluation](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/cover-crop-stand-evaluation/)
- [Greenseeker NDVI](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/greenseeker-ndvi/)
- [vegetables](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/vegetables/)
- [row crops](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/row-crops/)
- [fertilizer](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/fertilizer/)
- [sustainable agriculture](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/sustainable-agriculture/)
- [Cover Crops in the Great Plains](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/cover-crops-in-the-great-plains/)
- [AC Greenfix](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/ac-greenfix/)
- [Chickling Vetch](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/chickling-vetch/)
- [nitrogen production from cover crops](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/nitrogen-production-from-cover-crops/)
- [high yields](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/high-yields/)
- [soil structure](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/soil-structure/)
- [grazing turnips](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/grazing-turnips/)
- [grazing turnips and cereal rye](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/grazing-turnips-and-cereal-rye/)
- [Ray Archuleta](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/ray-archuleta/)
- [benefits of cover crops](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/benefits-of-cover-crops/)
- [cover crop conferences](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/cover-crop-conferences/)
- [producer meetings](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/producer-meetings/)
- [water management](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/water-management/)
- [water utilization](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/water-utilization/)
- [worms](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/worms/)
- [drought stress](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/drought-stress/)
- [beef cattle](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/beef-cattle/)
- [herbicides and cover crops](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/herbicides-and-cover-crops/)
- [cover crops becoming weeds](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/cover-crops-becoming-weeds/)
- [residual herbicides](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/residual-herbicides/)
- [cover crop selector tool](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/cover-crop-selector-tool/)
- [vegetable production](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/vegetable-production/)
- [Cover Crop T-Shirts](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/cover-crop-t-shirts/)
- [Cover Crop Survey](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/cover-crop-survey/)
- [Practical farmers of Iowa](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/practical-farmers-of-iowa/)
- [CTIC](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/ctic/)
- [Triticale](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/triticale/)
- [Forage Peas](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/forage-peas/)
- [Pasja](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/pasja/)
- [fall forage](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/fall-forage/)
- [Drought](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/drought/)
- [Webinar](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/webinar/)
- [value of cover crops](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/value-of-cover-crops/)
- [higher yields from cover crop usage](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/higher-yields-from-cover-crop-usage/)
- [producing nitrogen with cover crops](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/producing-nitrogen-with-cover-crops/)
- [inoculating legumes](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/inoculating-legumes/)
- [Improve corn yields](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/improve-corn-yields/)
- [improve corn yield with cover crops](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/improve-corn-yield-with-cover-crops/)
- [how to improve corn yields](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/how-to-improve-corn-yields/)
- [Appin Turnips](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/appin-turnips/)
- [reduce compaction with cover crops](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/reduce-compaction-with-cover-crops/)
- [cover crop webinars](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/cover-crop-webinars/)
- [nitrogen from cover crops](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/nitrogen-from-cover-crops-2/)
- [herbicides](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/herbicides/)
- [herbicide carry over](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/herbicide-carry-over/)
- [drought 2012](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/drought-2012/)
- [small grains](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/small-grains/)
- [cover crops north of I-80](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/cover-crops-north-of-i-80/)
- [Corn and Soybean Digest](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/corn-and-soybean-digest/)
- [emergency feed from cover crops](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/emergency-feed-from-cover-crops/)
- [Legacy Seeds](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/legacy-seeds/)
- [application of cover crops](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/application-of-cover-crops/)
- [higher corn yields](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/higher-corn-yields/)
- [higher soybean yields](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/higher-soybean-yields/)
- [corn silage](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/corn-silage/)
- [hog manure](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/hog-manure/)
- [increasing yields](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/increasing-yields/)
- [best management practice](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/best-management-practice/)
- [cover crops in Iowa](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/cover-crops-in-iowa/)
- [cover crop test plots](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/cover-crop-test-plots/)
- [Agriculture in the Central Sands of Wisconsin](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/agriculture-in-the-central-sands-of-wisconsin/)
- [Cover Crops and drought](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/cover-crops-and-drought/)
- [black bears](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/black-bears/)
- [planting date for cover crops](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/planting-date-for-cover-crops/)
- [cover crop field days](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/cover-crop-field-days/)
- [cover crops for cattle](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/cover-crops-for-cattle/)
- [Indiana Soil and Water Conservation Districts](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/indiana-soil-and-water-conservation-districts/)
- [SWCD](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/swcd/)
- [NRCS](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/nrcs/)
- [Barry Fisher](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/barry-fisher/)
- [Mike Plumer](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/mike-plumer/)
- [Terry Taylor](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/terry-taylor/)
- [Soil loss](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/soil-loss/)
- [Living Mulch](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/living-mulch/)
- [produce Nitrogen with Cover Crops](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/produce-nitrogen-with-cover-crops/)
- [Lower Yields after cover crops](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/lower-yields-after-cover-crops/)
- [Challenges in drought years following cover crops](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/challenges-in-drought-years-following-cover-crops/)
- [Soybeans after Winter Cereal Rye](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/soybeans-after-winter-cereal-rye/)
- [Improved Soybean yields after Winter Cereal Rye](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/improved-soybean-yields-after-winter-cereal-rye/)
- [nitrogen for cover crops](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/nitrogen-for-cover-crops/)
- [brassicas](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/brassicas/)
- [dormant seed](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/dormant-seed-2/)
- [Advanced Ag Solutions](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/advanced-ag-solutions/)
- [no-till farmer](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/no-till-farmer/)
- [cover crop innovation](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/cover-crop-innovation/)
- [Daryl Starr](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/daryl-starr/)
- [Precision Ag](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/precision-ag/)
- [So God Made a Farmer](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/so-god-made-a-farmer/)
- [Marestail control](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/marestail-control/)
- [weed suppression](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/weed-suppression/)
- [managing cover crops](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/managing-cover-crops/)
- [Improving yields](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/improving-yields/)
- [Wallaces Farmer](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/wallaces-farmer/)
- [farmprogress publications](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/farmprogress-publications/)
- [winterhardy cover crops](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/winterhardy-cover-crops/)
- [Iowa Agriculture](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/iowa-agriculture/)
- [Iowa State University](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/iowa-state-university/)
- [Tom Kaspar](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/tom-kaspar/)
- [spring soil temperatures and cover crops](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/spring-soil-temperatures-and-cover-crops/)
- [cold soils](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/cold-soils/)
- [when to plant corn into cover crops](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/when-to-plant-corn-into-cover-crops/)
- [spring soil temperatures](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/spring-soil-temperatures/)
- [cover crop challenges](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/cover-crop-challenges/)
- [no-till and cover crops](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/no-till-and-cover-crops/)
- [cover crops and no-till](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/cover-crops-and-no-till/)
- [delayed planting](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/delayed-planting/)
- [water infiltration](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/water-infiltration/)
- [water run-off](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/water-run-off/)
- [Rye](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/rye/)
- [Dairy Farmers and cover crops](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/dairy-farmers-and-cover-crops/)
- [risk and reward from cover crops](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/risk-and-reward-from-cover-crops/)
- [Road Map to Increased Cover Crop Adoption](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/road-map-to-increased-cover-crop-adoption/)
- [National Wildlife Federation](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/national-wildlife-federation/)
- [root pit digs](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/root-pit-digs/)
- [soil temperatures](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/soil-temperatures/)
- [wet soil](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/wet-soil/)
- [myths in agriculture](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/myths-in-agriculture/)
- [myths in farming](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/myths-in-farming/)
- [myths about cover crops](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/myths-about-cover-crops/)
- [spring 2013 farming](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/spring-2013-farming/)
- [water infiltration and percolation](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/water-infiltration-and-percolation/)
- [red clover](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/red-clover-2/)
- [Phosphorous run-off](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/phosphorous-run-off/)
- [American Farmland Trust](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/american-farmland-trust/)
- [Growers Edge](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/growers-edge/)
- [Summer Annuals](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/summer-annuals/)
- [Prevented Planting ideas](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/prevented-planting-ideas/)
- [cover crops for prevented planting](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/cover-crops-for-prevented-planting/)
- [prevented planted ideas](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/prevented-planted-ideas/)
- [Cover Crops enhance profitability](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/cover-crops-enhance-profitability/)
- [cover crops improve profitability](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/cover-crops-improve-profitability/)
- [cover crops increase yields](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/cover-crops-increase-yields/)
- [Cover Crop Benefits](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/cover-crop-benefits/)
- [Radishes](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/radishes/)
- [Austrian Winter Peas](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/austrian-winter-peas/)
- [Wheat](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/wheat/)
- [Annual Ryegrass](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/annual-ryegrass/)
- [Crimson Clover](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/crimson-clover/)
- [Oats](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/oats/)
- [Winter Barley](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/winter-barley/)
- [Hairy Vetch](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/hairy-vetch/)
- [Winter Cereal Rye](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/winter-cereal-rye/)
- [biofumigants](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/biofumigants/)
- [Cover Crops for Forage](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/cover-crops-for-forage/)
- [Cover Crops in Wisconsin](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/cover-crops-in-wisconsin/)
- [Erosion Control](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/erosion-control/)
- [Kura Clover](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/kura-clover/)
- [Midwest Cover Crops Council](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/midwest-cover-crops-council/)
- [Cover Crop Champions](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/cover-crop-champions/)
- [Terminating Cover Crops](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/terminating-cover-crops/)
- [crimson cloer](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/crimson-cloer/)
- [frost seeding](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/frost-seeding/)
- [buckwheat](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/buckwheat/)
- [late fall-planted cover crops](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/late-fall-planted-cover-crops/)
- [soybean cyst nematode](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/soybean-cyst-nematode/)
- [spreader](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/spreader/)
- [Hooyman Spreaders](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/hooyman-spreaders/)
- [fallow syndrome](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/fallow-syndrome/)
- [phacelia](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/phacelia/)
- [sunflowers](https://plantcovercrops.com/tag/sunflowers/)