killing cover crops

Jun 06 2011

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 to allow me to “follow his crops after cover crops”. This will be more of a photo diary. I think you will be excited to see how cover crops work for Dave and how awesome his crops are. 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 Dave loves cover crops! By using cover crops he has improved his profitability.

Cereal Rye 4-14-11 — An April view of cereal rye that was planted into corn stalks in the fall.

No-Till Soybean Planting — Planting soybeans into standing rye in Mid-May.

Cereal Rye 7 days after termination — Cereal Rye seven days after sprayed with a 100% kill rate.

Soybeans that were planted into standing cereal rye. — The soybean stand is “perfect” after being planted into standing cereal rye.

Jun 06 2011

Photo diary- Corn after a cover crop (after corn)

“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 Dave loves cover crops…using cover crops he has improved his profitability. In this photo diary we will look at photos from April, May and June where Dave had a cover crop consisting of Oats/GroundHog Cover Crop Radish/AU Robin Crimson Clover. The previous crop was corn.