Getting Started

• MCCC 105 – Post Corn, Going to Soybean: Use Cereal Rye
• MCCC 106 – Post Soybean, Going to Corn: Use Oats/Radish

• MCCC 100 – Post Corn, Going to Soybean: Use Cereal Rye
• MCCC 101 – Post Soybean, Going to Corn: Use Oats/Radish
• MCCC 138 - Post Wheat, Going to Soybean or Corn: Use Oats/Radish

• MCCC 103 – Post Corn, Going to Soybean: Use Cereal Rye
• MCCC 104 – Post Soybean, Going to Corn: Use Oats
• MCCC 121 – Post Corn Silage, Going to Corn: Use Cereal Rye
• MCCC 122 - Post Corn Silage, Going to Soybean: Use Cereal Rye

• MCCC 120 – Post Corn, Going to Soybean: Use Cereal Rye

• MCCC 133 - Post Small Grain, Going to Soybean: Use Cereal Rye

• MCCC 109 – Post Corn, Going to Soybean: Use Cereal Rye
• MCCC 110 – Post Soybean, Going to Corn: Use Cereal Rye
• MCCC 111 – Post Wheat, Going to Soybean or Corn: Use Oats and Radish Mix
• MCCC 123 – Post Corn Silage, Going to Corn: Use Cereal Rye
• MCCC 124 – Post Corn Silage, Going to Soybean: Use Cereal Rye
• MCCC 132 - Post Dry Bean: Use Winter Cereal Grain (Wheat or Cereal Rye)

• MCCC 114 – Post Corn, Going to Soybean: Use Cereal Rye
• MCCC 115 – Post Soybean, Going to Corn: Use Oats
• MCCC 126 – Post Canning Crops: Use Oats with Radish
• MCCC 130 – Post Corn Silage, Going to Corn: Use Cereal Rye
• MCCC 131 – Post Corn Silage, Going to Soybean: Use Cereal Rye

• MCCC 112 – Post Corn, Going to Soybean: Use Cereal Rye
• MCCC 113 – Post Soybean, Going to Corn: Use Oats/Radish or Oats/Crimson Clover

• MCCC 107 – Post Corn, Going to Soybean: Use Cereal Rye
• MCCC 108 – Post Soybean, Going to Corn: Use a Mix of Oats/Wheat/Rapeseed or Wheat Only
• MCCC 137 - Post Wheat, Going to Corn or Soybeans: Use Winter-killed Mix
• MCCC 136 - Post Corn Silage, Going to Corn or Soybeans: Use Cereal Mix

• MCCC 102 – Starting with Cover Crops

• MCCC 116 – Post Corn, Going to Soybean: Use Cereal Rye
• MCCC 117 – Post Soybean, Going to Corn: Use Oats/Radish 

• MCCC 125 – Post Corn Silage, Going to Soybean: Introduce a Fall Rye Cover Crop
• MCCC 127 – Wheat Going to Corn: Underseed Red Clover
• MCCC 128 – After Wheat, Going to Corn or Soybean: Use an Oat-Radish Mix
• MCCC 129 – After Processing Vegetables: Use an Oat-Radish Mix

• MCCC 134 - Post Corn, Going to Soybean: Use Cereal Rye
• MCCC 135 - Post Small Grains, Going to Soybean or Corn: Use a Cool-Season Mix

• MCCC 118 – Post Corn Silage, Going to Corn: Use Cereal Rye
• MCCC 119 – Post Corn Silage, Going to Soybean: Use Cereal Rye
• MCCC 126 – Post Canning Crops: Use Oats with Radish

COVER CROP RECIPES FOR FIRST-TIME COVER CROP USERS IN INDIANA (applicable to corn-soybean rotation in eastern Cornbelt)

Presenters: Eileen Kladivko and Bill Johnson – Purdue University, Barry Fisher – USDA-NRCS

Cover crops can be a useful conservation practice for improving soil health, scavenging and recycling nutrients, reducing erosion, and contributing to more resilient cropping systems over the long term.  Many producers are interested in learning more about cover crop options and trying cover crops in their operation, but they are sometimes overwhelmed by the many different choices and options for cover crops.  This presentation is aimed at providing crop advisors and producers with some simple “recipes” for cover crop use for first-time cover crop adopters.  These recipes are intended to provide a relatively simple, low-risk strategy for integrating cover crops into a corn-soybean rotation in Indiana and the eastern Cornbelt.  The recipes include details on the specific cover crops, seeding rates and dates, and termination guidance and should be useful to both the producer and the crop advisor with limited cover crop experience.