Cover Crop Topic Room: No-Till
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Using Cover Crops to Convert to No-till
Type: North Central SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product
This fact sheet explains how growing cover crops can help farmers adapt faster to a continuous no-till...
Cover Crops and No-Till Management for Organic Systems
Type: Northeast SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product
This Rodale Institute fact sheet reviews the use of cover crops and no-till in organic systems, including...
Adding Cover Crops to a No-Till System
Type: Multimedia
South Dakota farm manager Dan Forgey has improved soil quality and the bottom line by successfully introducing...
Grant Puts (Good) Crimp in Farm Operations
Type: Northeast SARE From the Field Profile
It all began in 2002 with a $6,500 SARE grant and the seed of an idea: a no-till tractor implement that...
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...
Reduced Tillage and Cover Cropping Systems for Organic Vegetable Production
Type: Southern SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product
This information sheet captures research by Virginia Tech and the Virginia Association for Biological...
Invertebrate Pests and Their Natural Enemies in Conservation Tillage Cropping Systems
Type: Northeast SARE Multimedia
In this webinar by Dr. Mary Barbercheck and Maggie Douglas, learn the basics about key early-season...
Optimizing Weed Suppression and Nutrient Use Efficiency in Cover Crop-Based No-Till Organic Corn
Type: Northeast SARE Multimedia
In this webinar, Hanna Poffenbarger of the University of Maryland and Steven Mirsky of the USDA-ARS...
Also, visit SARE's database for reports on these research projects:
- Trials and Informing Regional Farmers About Organic Weed Control Methods (2011, New Mexico) and the continuation, Making Roller Crimping a Reality in the Southwest (2013, New Mexico)
- Cover Crop Selection and Use in Organic No-Till Farming (2010, North Dakota)
- A Farmer-Researcher Collaborative Effort to Design No-Till Systems Appropriate for Small-Scale Organic Producers in Alabama and the Deep South (2009, Alabama)
- Transitioning to Sustainable Agriculture Using Continuous No-Till and Cover Crops (2009, Ohio)
- Rolled Down Cover Crop Mulch for Pumpkin and Soybean Production (2009, Pennsylvania)
- Managing Cover Crop and Conservation Tillage Systems to Enhance Vegetable Crop Yields, Economic Returns and Environmental Quality (2004, Oregon)
- Weed Management in Organic Conservation Tillage/No-Tillage (2004, Ohio)
- Multipurpose Brassica Cover Crops for Sustaining Northeast Farmers (2003, Maryland)
- Conservation Tillage Benefits in a Cotton-Centered Crop Rotation System (2001, Arizona)
- No-Till Wheat into Medic vs. Conventional Wheat (1999, Montana)
Dig deeper into cover crops research: SARE has funded hundreds of research and education projects related to cover crops since 1988. This topic room features only a glimpse into SARE's entire portfolio of cover crop research. To discover more, visit SARE's database of projects and conduct full text or advanced keyword searches.
