cover crop | Morning Ag Clips

November 12, 2019

Iowa Learning Farms will host a cover crop workshop on Tuesday, December 3 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Titan Machinery in Grundy Center, in partnership with the Black Hawk Creek Watershed Project, Grundy County Soil and Water Conservation District, Clean Water Iowa, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and Natural Resources Conservation Service. (Screenshot from flyer)

WORKSHOP ...

Cover crop workshop in Grundy Center Dec. 3

The event is free, open to the whole family and includes a complimentary meal

November 4, 2019

nitrogen fertilizer

FERTILIZER RECOMMENDATIONS ...

Post-harvest update on K recommendations

Use most up-to-date research and information when making plans

October 31, 2019

Cover Crops (Rye Grass)

COVER CROPS ...

'Recipes' tell farmers how to grow cover crops

Free downloadable PDFs tell how and why to add cover crops

October 17, 2019

Cover Crops (Rye Grass)

FIELD DAY ...

“Walking & Talking Crops”

Clark Turner cover crop field day

September 21, 2019

Attendees will learn about precision cover cropping and minimum till organic systems. (Photo by Brook Wilke, MSU)

FIELD DAY ...

Cover Crop and Crop Innovation Field Day

Soil health, innovation and farm profitability demonstrations Sept. 27

September 18, 2019

ALTERNATIVE CROP ...

WIU biofuel federal research grant

Will investigate Pennycress as a Midwest cash cover crop

September 15, 2019

Cattle graze on cover crops. (NDSU photo)

GRAZING COVER CROPS ...

Extension offers tips for fall grazing cover crops

Grazing cover crops can present some challenges

September 9, 2019

Cereal rye cover crops growing post corn, around the time of termination. (Photo by Eileen Kladivko)

COVER CROPS ...

Cover crop recipes: post corn, use cereal rye

Introductory approach to integrating cover crops into a corn rotation going to soy

August 28, 2019

Figure 1 Cover crops growing in a pasture being renovated. (Photo by Kable Thurlow)

COVER CROPS ...

Now is the time to plant fall cover crops for grazing

Cover crops can be a good option for grazing

August 27, 2019

A growing oats and radish mix. (Photo by Paul Gross, MSU Extension)

COVER CROPS ...

Cover crops: post wheat, use oats and radish mix

Rcipe provides an introductory approach to integrating cover crops into rotation