Tag: cover crops
Cover crops and eco farming workshops
Planting green is a new method of no-till where the next crop is planted into a living cover and terminated after the fact allowing for longer growth.
Just doing the right thing for his farm
Kelly McKelvey's conservation practices throughout the years earned him the Conservation Farmer of Year Award from the Wayne SWCD.
Check for earthworms: They can tell the health of a...
There are five principles of soil health that all farmers need to pay attention to in their fields.
Mimicking nature: Cover crop guru Dave Brandt was an early adapter
Dave Brandt and his family have been using cover crops since the 1970s, and now operate a cover crop business.
Wet spring delays planting, cover crop termination
Early May rain showers delayed planting season for much of the Midwest, but how has it affected cover crop growth? Many specialist say "it's all still very manageable."
Wait for warmer weather before terminating cover crops
The type of post-emergent herbicides commonly used to terminate cover crops are much more effective when weeds and cover crops are actively growing.
Stark SWCD offering cover crop program
Cost-share opportunities available for Stark County cover crops.
Interest in cover crop program growing, amid success
With strong results, the cover cover crop program continues to grow.
Digging into soil health
The Southeast FFA chapter in Ravenna, Ohio, received a Storm Water Grant for Schools from the Portage Soil and Water Conservation District for research in cover crops.
Palmer amaranth: Find it, stop it
Palmer amaranth is a member of the pigweed family and is spreading across the U.S.A.
