Across Ontario, wheat harvest continues, opening the best window for planting cover crops in most field crop rotations. You can find more information on the 2023 winter wheat quality update and […] Read more
Tag Archives Cover crop
Managing cover crop nitrogen, residue breakdown
OMAFRA Field Crop Report for the week of July 31
Boosting soil health with cover-crop combination of soybean and rye
Brigden farm sees benefits to planting winter cover into standing crop of beans
A Brigden-area farmer’s field-to-field comparison during this year’s dry conditions for soybean planting supports the long-term benefit of no-till and cover crop strategies. Aubrey Lang spoke about his family’s soybean-soybean-soybean-wheat […] Read more
How farmers modified planting equipment to match production goals
Farmers share how they adapted existing iron rather than buy new
Are high equipment prices keeping farmers from achieving production goals? Modifying equipment in the shop, rather than buying the right implement outright, could be a solution. Why it matters: Modifying […] Read more
U.S. aims to double cover crop planting to address climate change
Farmers in 11 states to be eligible for program
Chicago | Reuters — The United States aims to double the country’s cover crop plantings to 30 million acres by 2030 under a new Department of Agriculture (USDA) conservation program […] Read more
Long-term Ontario studies show value of cover crops
Boosting organic matter in soils proved to boost profit margins and reduce yield variation year to year
A series of long-term studies in southern Ontario are showing the value of cover crops and boosting soil organic matter. When combining data across experiments and research stations, University of […] Read more
Cover crop adoption decisions are complex
Knowledge transfer and local expertise key to farmer trust in practices
Crops cover more than 11 per cent of the earth’s land surface, a figure that is growing every year as grasslands are tilled and forests razed. That’s one reason for […] Read more
Looking for a fourth crop to your rotation?
Pollinator-friendly buckwheat shows value in corn-soybean-wheat rotation
In his search for a fourth crop, Henry Denotter, a Kingsville-area grain grower, has turned his attention to buckwheat — a long-established but comparatively unpopular grain now used predominantly in […] Read more
Eastern Canada gets poor grades on soil
A report card compares soil management and health between Eastern and Western Canada
The Soil Conservation Council of Canada has released its first national soil health report card. The soil grades are based on farmer changes made over the past five to 10 […] Read more
Cargill-led fund to pay U.S. farmers for carbon capture
Reuters – Global commodities trader Cargill Inc. starting this spring plans to pay American farmers for capturing carbon in their field soils and reducing fertilizer runoff, an executive said. The […] Read more
Promoting winter cover crops with local data
Conservation authority looking for cover crop impact on water quality in Upper Thames
In an effort to improve water quality, the Upper Thames Conservation Authority (UTCA) is promoting cover crop adoption by making data on the environmental efficacy of winter cover more relevant […] Read more
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