Articles tagged under: cover crops

Dramatic Demand Increase for Strip-Till Equipment

Published July 31, 2022

Environmental Tillage Systems-Soil Warrior Vice President of Sales and Marketing Brent Brueland says ETS has seen very good interest. "In the eight years I've been involved in manufacturing, we've probably had a 400 percent increase in interest, just by the…
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Always Learning With the FFA

Published February 24, 2022

Justin Zahradka describes himself as a learner. FFA was the organization helping Zahradka learn his passion. Originally a member of the Park River FFA Chapter, he served a North Dakota state FFA officer in 2012-2013. Zahradka credits his biggest learning…
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30 Million Acres of Cover Crops by 2030

Published February 18, 2022

The National Corn Growers Association, United Soybean Board and National Pork Board want to see 30 million acres of cover crops grown by 2030. The ‘Farmers for Soil Health’ initiative will originally target nine states, including Minnesota and South Dakota.…
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Getting Ground in Good Shape

Published October 27, 2021

Buffalo, North Dakota farmer Randy Melvin is working fields of corn stalks and soybean stubble, preparing for the 2022 growing season. "There are some corn fields that have rye growing in it. I'll leave those with the plan of no-tilling…
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ND Farmers Learn From Spring Top Soil Losses

Published October 27, 2021

Based in the Jamestown, North Dakota area, Centrol Crop Consulting agronomist Lee Briese thinks there’s been an increase in cover crop plantings, but a decline in tillage this fall. "I think this relates to the high winds we had in…
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Managing Residue in a Dry Year

Published September 2, 2021

Heading into fall, it is important to remember the topsoil lost due to strong winds during the open winter and dry spring. NDSU Extension Soil Health Specialist Abbey Wick says a fresh approach to residue management may be needed. "Where…
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Cover Crop Grant Program Announced

Published August 17, 2021

The North Dakota Department of Agriculture is offering cost-share payments for farmers growing cover crops. The program targets cropland areas impacted with saline or alkaline soils and will be provided through a lottery system. Applications will be taken from September…
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RMA Announces Haying, Grazing Change for Cover Crops

Published July 7, 2021

USDA has announced farmers and ranchers with crop insurance nationwide can hay, graze or chop cover crops at any time and still receive 100 percent of the prevented planting payment. Previously, those cover crops couldn’t be used for hay or…
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Corteva Agriscience Offers Carbon Intiative

Published April 26, 2021

Corteva Agriscience has a carbon credit program. Carbon and Ecosystem Services Portfolio Leader Ben Gordon says farmers adopt no-till, strip-till or cover cropping farming practices, use the Granular Insights software tool to collect the data and then, credits are generated…
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