In the Weeds Series 8 Episode 1: MSU Extension Field Crops Educators Monica Jean and Paul Gross sits down with Blake Vince, 5th generation farmer and Canadian Nuffeld Scholar, to discuss adjusting practices like weed control and nutrient management after implementing soil health practices.
Should I Still be Applying the Full Rate of Fertilizer?
Keyword: weed suppression
Soil health, weed management, and other topics with Joe Borgerding
This episode features Joe Borgerding, dairy and crops farmer in the Belgrade, MN. We ask Joe how he manages weeds on his operation and get one of the most interesting answers we have ever heard. Join us for a chat about cover crops, soil health, soil biology, and more.
Conservation for the bottom line
In this episode of In the Weeds, Sarah Fronczak, MSU Extension Environmental Educator sits down with Marc Hasenick to talk about cover crops and prairie strips.
No-Till Pumpkins
Amanda and Jacob Baird, beginning pumpkin farmers, join University of Illinois Extension Educator Nathan Johanning and long-term no-till pumpkin farmer Rod Johnson of Hobart, Indiana to learn the tips and tricks of successful u-pick no-till pumpkins – from cover crops to dealing with rodents.
Cover Crops and Sweet Corn
Sweet corn farmers Chuck Mohler from Northern Indiana and Tom and Victor Hackman from Southern Indiana agree: cover crops are a benefit on any farm.The Hackmans moved from a wheat cover crop on no-tilled sweet corn to a cereal rye cover crop about 5 years ago. They like the way the rye residue helps to […]
New Depths of Water Quality: Managing Cover Crops and Livestock
Episode 18 of the Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Podcast
Taking Flight with Cover Crops as Bird Habitat
Episode 34 of The Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Podcast
Rick Clark’s 7,000 Acre Investment in Regenerative Ag
Farmers often get the advice that they should “start small” when it comes to conservation practices. But Indiana farmer Rick Clark of Clark Land and Cattle is proof that you can do regenerative ag at scale. He raises no-till soybeans, no-till corn, and has had great success planting cover crops on his 7,000 acre farm. […]
What ‘s the Return on Investing in Soil Health?
Rick Clark explains how he has adapted his western Indiana farm to regenerative agriculture.