Articles Tagged with ''cover crops''

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How Strip-Till is Helping Reduce Nutrient Runoff & Algae Toxins in Lake Erie

Bill Kellogg is trying to do something about the chronic algae blooms in America's southernmost Great Lake. Instead of scattering fertilizer atop his fields, Kellogg now uses a strip till machine that knifes fertilizer pellets 8 inches into the soil — deep enough that heavy rains won't wash it away.
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Lessons Learned from 20-Plus Years of On-Farm Research

Strip-Till Innovator puts cover crops, equipment, manure applications & multiple field passes to the test
“The conservation stewardship contract was a boon because that yielded us $138,000, so the machine was paid for, and I even had enough money left over to take my wife to Dairy Queen. What a deal,” David Legvold says.
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Cereal Rye 101: Fall Seeding Tips

Fall-seeded cereal rye can be established successfully following the application of most herbicides used in corn production, but success is influenced by herbicide rate and environmental conditions that follow the herbicide application.
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