Posted: March 2, 2020
Allowing cover crops to grow two weeks longer in the spring and planting corn and soybean crops into them before termination is a strategy that may help no-till farmers deal with wet springs, according to researchers in the college.
The approach--known as planting green--could help no-till farmers counter soil erosion, nutrient losses, soils holding too much moisture and causing a delay in the planting of main crops, and slug damage to the main crop.
--Jeff Mulhollem
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