New Report Answers the Question, “When Do Cover Crops Pay?”
A new S.A.R.E. report that’s based on five years of national cover crop surveys helps farmers identify practices that can help cover crops pay off faster.
A new S.A.R.E. report that’s based on five years of national cover crop surveys helps farmers identify practices that can help cover crops pay off faster.
How do the glucosinolates in Mighty Mustard® and other brassica cover crops impact soil health?
New discoveries are changing the way scientists view the role of soil organic matter in overall soil health.
Cover crops and manure can be a dynamic duo that slows nutrient loss, but there are some caveats.
Cover crops are proven to feed the microbes that are essential to healthy soils. But there’s more to the story.
Dr. Andrew McGuire of Washington State University shares his “2018 Cover Crop
Monoculture vs Mixture Update.”
If improving the health of your soil and forage system are on your 2019 to-do list, cover crops are worth investigating.
Practical Farmers of Iowa has released their 2014-15 Research Trial Report, and it shows Mighty Mustard® Kodiak (brown mustard) as being a very strong performer in both biomass production and weed/pathogen suppression among other cover crops in the Midwest growing regions.
When it comes to cover crops, is it more beneficial to plant monocrops or cocktails? Dr. Andy McGuire from WSU’s Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources digs into the latest research and uncovers the facts in his two-part article.
Diane Green, esteemed organic farmer and owner of Greentree Naturals Certified Organic Farm in Sandpoint, ID, shared the following results from 2014.