Making Your Cover Crops Pay Off — Every Day of the Year
We are pleased to bring you the next instalment of the USA 2019 National No-Tillage Conference video series, from John Dobberstein, Senior Editor of No-Till Farmer.
Cover crops have the potential to do many things for no-tillers, one of the most important being improved nutrient cycling in no-tilled soils that can lead to input savings and a healthier bottom line. But many no-tillers are spending $25-$30 per acre on covers and still spending too much on fertilizer due to poor nutrient management, says David Brandt.
In his presentation at the 2019 National No-Tillage Conference, “Making Your Cover Crops Pay Off — Every Day of the Year,” the veteran no-tiller and cover crop expert from Carroll, Ohio, helps no-tillers understand how they can get more ROI from covers through making the proper adjustments to their farm’s nutrient program to reduce fertilizer costs without sacrificing yield. Brandt also shares research data on 25 different maize/corn hybrids seeded into high-biomass cover crops on his farm to examine differences in emergence, stands and yield.
[Thanks to FAO Global CA CoP]
