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New Fact Sheets: Ecosystem Services of Cover Crops

SARE”S set of new fact sheets detail the ecosystem services of cover crops: from preventing erosion to protecting songbirds.

How Quickly Will Cover Crops Pay for Themselves?

A new SARE publication makes it easier to calculate how long it will take cover crops to pay for themselves – and offers tips to make it happen sooner.

Texas Farmers Learn to Build Soil Health Through No-till and Cover Crops

Southern SARE reports on a field tour of winter wheat operations in the Texas panhandle that demonstrated the benefits of no-till and cover crops.

Researchers Find Water Conservation Solutions in Cover Crops

via Southern SARE:

In a two-year graduate student study at Texas Tech University, funded through the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SSARE) program, winter cover crops – specifically rye – helped build healthy soils while preserving precious water for summer crops in minimally tilled forage-based grazing systems.

2017 National Conference on Cover Crops and Soil Health Presentations

via National SARE: Videos and presentations from the 2017 National Conference on Cover Crops and Soil Health sessions are now available. Held December 7-8, 2017 in Indianapolis, the conference highlighted insights from some of the nation's most innovative producers,…

Case Studies Show Big Economic Benefits of Soil Health Practices

Soil health practices such as cover crops and no-till can result in an economic return of over $100 per acre, according to a set of case studies jointly released by the National Association of Conservation Districts and Datu Research, LLC.

Cover crops and no-till can limit soil loss, reduce run-off, enhance biodiversity, and more. Naturally, farmers who are considering adopting these practices are keen to know how they will affect their farm’s bottom line.

New Study: Best Time to Crimp-Kill Cover Crops Is…

Clair Keene, a researcher at The Pennsylvania State University, and her colleagues wanted to find the perfect time to crimp-kill a cover crop: grown long enough to make biomass adequate to suppress weeds, but not far enough along to make seeds.

Fall Cover Crops Are In!

This week we planted cool-season cover crops on the Cannon Horticulture Plots: a mixture of grain rye, hairy vetch and Alsike clover. For a wealth of resources on how and why we use cover crops,…

Cover Crop Survey Reflects Enthusiasm for the Soil-Saving Practice

Insight from 2,020 farmers from across the country reflected enthusiasm for cover crops and—for the fourth year in a row—found a yield boost in corn and soybeans following cover crops. Multi-year data shows the yield boost increases as cover crops are planted year after year, a revelation that points to an appealing long-term benefit of the conservation practice.

02/09/2016
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Southern Soil Health Conference Videos

Videos of several presentations from the January 2016 Southern Soil Health Conference in Ardmore are now available for viewing free online.