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Cover Crops

Yellow wrapped round module cotton bale sitting in a picked cotton field with sunset in the background.

Conservation & Sustainability

Quail Forever brings value to underperforming acres Quail Forever brings value to underperforming acres

Conservation initiative increases biodiversity, enhances cotton’s sustainability reputation.

byWhitney Haigwood

Dec 6, 2023|

6 Min Read

Cornfield and cover crops

Cover crop tips from farmers, researchers Cover crop tips from farmers, researchers

Dec 5, 2023

7 Min Read

A ground level close up of young cover crop seedlings

IDOA offers pre-enrollment for cover crop sign-up IDOA offers pre-enrollment for cover crop sign-up

byHolly Spangler

Dec 4, 2023

2 Min Read

A finger pointing to a tiny seedling in sprouting in soil

6 hurdles to earning cover crop cost-share payment 6 hurdles to earning cover crop cost-share payment

Dec 4, 2023

3 Min Read

William Thiele kneeling in a field holding cover crops in his hands

Soil health and forage: A cover crop twofer Soil health and forage: A cover crop twofer

Nov 30, 2023

6 Slides

A close-up of stubble in the midst of cover crops

Cover crop incentives available in Illinois Cover crop incentives available in Illinois

Nov 29, 2023

4 Min Read

A cornfield, one side following a cereal rye cover crop and the other side without

Corn following rye needs shot of nitrogen

Corn following rye needs shot of nitrogen

Tractor in a field

Our cover crop struggle is real

Our cover crop struggle is real

byKyle Stackhouse

Cows grazing end of cover crop

Conservation & Sustainability

Conservation good for water quality and can improve bottom line

Conservation good for water quality and can improve bottom line

Combine and grain wagon harvesting crop

Weather takes a bite out of wheat acres

Weather takes a bite out of wheat acres

byJennifer Kiel

Montie Soules, John Russell, Toby Jordan, John Sonderman, Jeff Bedwell, Rick Osterday, Cory Bollum, Lee Miller, Tyler Cates, Mark Gordon

Names in the news

Ohio’s Lee Miller elected VP of American Shorthorn Association

Ohio’s Lee Miller elected VP of American Shorthorn Association

Young cover crops sprouting in a field

Next year’s cover crop success begins in spring

Next year’s cover crop success begins in spring

Chris Hausman kneeling in a field of cover crops

Illinois farmer maintains yields, saves money with cover crops

Illinois farmer maintains yields, saves money with cover crops

byHolly Spangler

corn stubble in a field

Myth-busting the no-till yield drag theory

Myth-busting the no-till yield drag theory

Cover crops growing in a field

Take advantage of cover crops training

Take advantage of cover crops training

byTom J. Bechman

Are cover crops right for your farm?

Are cover crops right for your farm?

field of corn planted in cereal rye

Nurture your soil during extreme weather

Nurture your soil during extreme weather

Strip tilled peanuts in cover crop.

Cover crop incentives push practices, but results keep them

Cover crop incentives push practices, but results keep them

hand holding a mound of soil with crop roots poking through

Saving soil starts with these practices

Saving soil starts with these practices

byTom J. Bechman

A man pointing towards a rainwater demonstration showing cover crops vs. bare soil

Conservation & Sustainability

Soil erosion always a threat

Soil erosion always a threat

byTom J. Bechman

hand points to roots about 4 feet deep in a soil sample core

See just how deep cover crop roots can go

See just how deep cover crop roots can go

byTom J. Bechman

A man and woman in a field with white cotton bolls

Conservation & Sustainability

Two Midsouth farmers focus on sustainable practices

Two Midsouth farmers focus on sustainable practices

Tractor driving through a field of tall cover crops.

Conservation & Sustainability

Swinging the pendulum toward climate-smart ag

Swinging the pendulum toward climate-smart ag

byWhitney Haigwood

Cover Crops

Control resistant weeds in cover crops

Control resistant weeds in cover crops

A close-up of an early larval stage armyworm eating a corn leaf

Rethink insect control for corn after cover crops

Rethink insect control for corn after cover crops

crimson clover

How legumes can fit into cover crop mixes

How legumes can fit into cover crop mixes

A hand holding a vetch plant, showing its long roots

Start growing your own nitrogen

Start growing your own nitrogen

radish cover crop mix

Ideal planting dates for cover crops vary

Ideal planting dates for cover crops vary

A wide view of a cover crop mix growing in a field

How cover crops benefit livestock producers

How cover crops benefit livestock producers

Corn in cover

Cover crops benefit corn

Cover crops benefit corn

byBonnie Coblentz

cotton cover crop

Choose cover crop to meet production goal

Choose cover crop to meet production goal

A field of popcorn with a farmstead in the background

What will Indiana Conservation Transect show next spring?

What will Indiana Conservation Transect show next spring?

byTom J. Bechman

winter wheat

Key to cover crop success is timely fall seeding

Key to cover crop success is timely fall seeding

Row crop field planted in cover crops.

Soil Health Institute incentivizes farmers

Soil Health Institute incentivizes farmers

byWhitney Haigwood

Three men standing behind farm equipment in a cover crop planted field.

Resources and incentives for conservation cover cropping

Resources and incentives for conservation cover cropping

byWhitney Haigwood

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