Cover Crops Influence Nutrient Cycling, Yield and Diseases of Corn and Soybean
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Improving Cereal Rye Cover Crop BMPs to Increase Adoption of Cover Crops by Iowa Farmers
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Influence of Spatial Planting Arrangement of a Winter Cereal Rye Cover Crop on Corn Productivity
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Iowa Nutrient Research Center Supports New Studies to Improve Success Strategies for Cover Crops
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“If farmers have a good year growing cover crops, they can get really excited and plant more acres. But if they have a bad year, they might never use cover crops again,” said Alison Robertson, professor of plant pathology and microbiology and a lead investigator of cover crop projects funded by the Iowa Nutrient Research Center.
USDA Increases Crop Insurance Flexibility for Cover Crop Management
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USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA), Farm Service Agency (FSA) and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) have announced new policies within crop insurance that will provide added flexibility for managing cover crops, beginning with the 2020 crop year.
Impacts of Cover Crops on Phosphorus and Nitrogen Loss with Surface Runoff
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Interseeding Grass and Legume Cover Crops into Early Vegetative Stage Corn
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Completing Three Corn-Soybean Rotation Cycles for Ongoing Research on Impacts of Cover Crops on Phosphorus and Nitrogen Loss with Surface Runoff
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Can corn benefit from social distancing?
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Alison Robertson, plant pathology and microbiology, discusses findings from INRC-supported research on potential benefits of spacing cereal rye cover crop plantings from corn crop seedings in “Corn and Soybean Digest.”
Iowa State Researchers Show Cover Crops’ Value as Cattle Feed
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Cover crops are known to protect soil and water quality, but they also can offer valuable livestock feed, according to Iowa State University research.