Jason Mauck – What is relay intercropping and how does it pay?

Source: Practical Farmers of Iowa

What happens when you plant a soybean crop in between twin-row winter wheat? Why would a farmer seed pearl millet at the V3 growth stage into corn planted in 60-inch spacing? Northeast Indiana farmer Jason Mauck shares how-tos and his observations of better weed control, good yields, higher returns per acre and improved hog manure retention. Learn how Jason’s return to his family farm after the death of his father started his journey into “constant-canopy” farming.

Length: 1:28:48

Year Produced: 2019

State: Iowa

Cropping Systems: Corn, Hog, Other Grains, Soybean

Tags: how-to, Profitability, relay cropping, Return on Investment, weed suppression, yield