Tag: cover crops
Farmers’ cover crop advice, keep it simple
Farmers gathered at Pilgram Farm, Mercer County, to discuss cover crops April 11. Researchers, educators and producers all chimed in to give advice.
Regaining soil functions
Regaining soil health means higher yields and more aggregate stability. Experts describe the need to treat soil like a living breathing being.
Winter cover crops make better spring soils
Grazing winter cover crops can provide winter forage for livestock, increase soil biology and organic matter and decrease soil erosion and nutrient runoff.
Overcoming cover crop obstacles takes attention
If you want to ensure the best chances of a successful cover crop seeding in the coming fall, initial planning needs to start now.
Birds use cover crops as B&B during migration
University of Illinois research shows that migratory birds prefer to rest and refuel in fields with cover crops.
A quick guide to planting cover crops
Keeping the soil covered and active, with a living root zone for more of the year, leads to long-term soil improvements, productivity, and profitability.
Time to seed alfalfa
Late-summer is an excellent time to establish alfalfa. Plant alfalfa from August 1st to August 15th in northern Ohio and until August 30th in southern Ohio.
Even though it’s spring, plan cover crops
Although planning cover crops can be put off, planning now can save you time, headaches, and maybe even some money this fall.
Cover crops and eco farming workshops
Planting green is a new method of no-till where the next crop is planted into a living cover and terminated after the fact allowing for longer growth.
Just doing the right thing for his farm
Kelly McKelvey's conservation practices throughout the years earned him the Conservation Farmer of Year Award from the Wayne SWCD.
