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Equipment
There are a wide variety of options for planting and managing cover crops; below is the latest information from around the Midwest.
Planting
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.
Management
As with any cash crop, cover crops may require specific management to meet the desired goals for use; 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.
Articles to Get Started
Cover Crops 101
Virginia Janzen and Dr. Yvonne Lawley - University of Manitoba Published by the Seine Rat Roseau Watershed District March 2022...
Illinois Cover Crop Recipe – Post Soybean, Going to Corn: Use Oats/Radish
Midwest Cover Crops Council (MCCC-106) This publication is intended to provide a starting point for farmers who are new to...
Minnesota Cover Crop Recipe – Post Corn Silage, Going to Soybean: Use Cereal Rye
Midwest Cover Crops Council (MCCC-131) Download PDF This publication is intended to provide a starting point for farmers...
Minnesota Cover Crop Recipe – Post Corn Silage, Going to Corn: Use Cereal Rye
Midwest Cover Crops Council (MCCC-130) Download PDF This publication is intended to provide a starting point for farmers who are...
Ontario Cover Crop Recipe - After Processing Vegetables: Use an Oat-Radish Mix
Midwest Cover Crops Council (MCCC-129) University of Guelph (SAG-FS-21-003) Download PDF This publication is intended to provide a starting point...
Ontario Cover Crop Recipe - After Wheat, Going to Corn or Soybean: Use an Oat-Radish Mix
Midwest Cover Crops Council (MCCC-128) University of Guelph (SAG-FS-21-003) Download PDF This publication is intended to provide a starting point...
Ontario Cover Crop Recipe - Wheat Going to Corn: Underseed Red Clover
Midwest Cover Crops Council (MCCC-127) University of Guelph (SAG-FS-21-001) Download PDF This publication is intended to provide a starting point...
Evaluation of Cool Season Cover Crops in the North Central Region
NRCS, Plant Materials Program May 2020 Evaluation of Cool Season Cover Crops in the North Central RegionDownload DOWNLOAD Source link...
Ontario Cover Crop Recipe - Post Corn Silage, Going to Soybean: Introduce a Fall Rye Cover Crop
Midwest Cover Crops Council (MCCC-125) University of Guelph (SAG-FS-20-001) Download PDF This publication is intended to provide a starting point...