[Video] Cover Crop Strategies for Strip-Till Systems

Galva, Ill., strip-tiller Brian Corkill started using cover crops to slow erosion and reverse soil compaction more than a decade ago. But over time, he’s noticed other benefits like increased corn yields, waterhemp suppression and greater soil microbial activity. Though it hasn’t been all sunshine and rainbows, he says.

Corkill shares the ups and downs of his cover cropping journey, including his eye-opening admissions of his biggest failures. No one-size-fits-all approach exists to cover crop success, but Corkill covers the critical variables to consider when implementing them into your strip-till system, including timing, placement and termination.

You’ll Learn: How to manage the unique interactions between different cover crop species and your strip-tilled cash crops, and the key to seeding cover crops quickly at a low cost.

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