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2013 Cover Crop Innovations Webinar Series

This Cover Crop Innovations Webinar Series was hosted by Penn State Extension in the winter of 2013. This series is a component of the training initiative sponsored by the Northeast SARE Pennsylvania State Program. More information about the training initiative is available here.

Woman holding two heads of lettuce.

Spring Seedbed Characteristics after Winter-Killed Cover Crops

Type: Northeast SARE Multimedia

Dr. Ray Weil and Natalie Lounsbury have been investigating the possibility of no-till planting early spring vegetables such as spinach and lettuce after a forage radish cover crop without the use of herbicides. They discuss soil moisture, temperature and nutrient status in early spring as well as seedling emergence and yield.

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Cover Crops for Soil Health and Nutrient Conservation and Update on the PSU Cover Crop Interseeder

Type: Northeast SARE Multimedia

Dr. Sjoerd Duiker presents how cover crops can be used to conserve nutrients over the winter, reduce erosion, and replace nitrogen fertilizer needs in the following crop. Dr. Greg Roth presents an update on the Penn State Cover Crop Interseeder, including results from field trials testing the establishment of different cover crop species when interseeded into standing corn crop.