Establishing cover crops remains the biggest challenge facing producers who currently use cover crops and is the second biggest barrier to cover crop adoption for non-users (2014-2015 Cover Crop Survey- CTIC & NC-SARE); below is the latest information from around the Midwest.
Managing Cover Crop Profitably (SARE Handbook Series Book 9) by Andy Clark (2007, 3rd ed.) is a good resource for getting started with cover crops.
Sharon Clay, Cheryl L. Reese, and David Clay – South Dakota State University September 2016 Cover Crops in Rotations Including Corn Source iGrow Corn: Best Management Practices for Corn Production Chapter 15 Show more
Iowa Learning Farms June 2016 Cover Crops in Iowa: A Quick Guide Source link here. Show more
Jill Sackett Eberhart- University of Minnesota Extension June 2016 Minnesota cover crop business directory Show more
Rob Myers, Charlie Ellis, Rich Hoormann, Tim Reinbott – University of Missouri; Newell Kitchen – USDA Agricultural Research Service; Jodie Reisner – USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Updated April 2016… Show more
Paul Gross- Michigan State University Extension March 8, 2016 Frost seeding red clover into winter wheat Source link here. Show more
Ajay Nair and Ray Kruse- Iowa State University January 2016 Short Duration Cover Crops for Vegetable Production Systems Source link here. Show more
Alan Sundermeier- Ohio State University Extension January 28, 2016 Cover crop fundamentals Source link here. Show more
Charlie White, Mary Barbercheck, Tianna DuPont, Denise Finney, Abbe Hamilton, Dave Hartman, Mena Hautau, Jermaine Hinds, Mitch Hunter, Jason Kaye, and James LaChance – Pennsylvania State University 2015 Making the… Show more
Matt Ruark and Dan Smith – University of Wisconsin October 2015 YouTube Video: Interseeding cover crops into corn in Wisconsin: Can it work? Show more
James Hoorman, Alan Sundermeier, and Rafiq Islam- Ohio State University Extension 2015 Sustainable crop rotations with grass cover crops Show more
