The Iowa Seed Corn Cover Crop Initiative, a project developed by the Iowa Seed Association, looks to increase cover crop adoption, specifically within Iowa?s seed corn production system. The project, funded by the Iowa Department of Agriculture?s Clean Water...
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AUDIO: Profit Matters 9-19-19
Beck’s Hybrids assists growers in implementing cover crops
The Iowa Seed Corn Cover Crop Initiative, a project developed by the Iowa Seed Association, looks to increase cover crop adoption, specifically within Iowa?s seed corn production system. The project, funded by the Iowa Department of Agriculture?s Clean Water...
AUDIO: Profit Matters 9-12-19
Corteva Agriscience answers “Why cover crops?”
The Iowa Seed Corn Cover Crop Initiative, a project developed by the Iowa Seed Association, looks to increase cover crop adoption, specifically within Iowa?s seed corn production system. The project, funded by the Iowa Department of Agriculture?s Clean Water...
Landowners spearhead cover crop movement
Sometimes it is not easy to adjust to new practices. We have long followed the adage, "If it is not broke, do not fix it." However, what do you do when it is not broke, but someone asks you to change? An Iowa couple is leading the charge for additional implementation...
AUDIO: Profit Matters 8-7-19
Cover crops provide more than soil health benefits
Farmers who plant cover crops are used to a little trial and error when it comes to finding the right mix.Adam Nechanicky, of Buckingham, Iowa, seeded an eight-way cover crop mix into standing corn this summer. Nechanicky hopes to establish a better cover crop stand...
AUDIO: Profit Matters 8-2-19
Hamilton County farmer looks to cover crops for broadleaf weed control
An Iowa farmer has set out to determine the effectiveness of cover crops as a broadleaf weed control mechanism.Sam Ose, of Williams, Iowa, has utilized cover crops for roughly seven years. Even with almost a decades worth of experience, Ose believes there is always...