www.sare.org resources overview-of-cover-crop-developments-nationwide Overview of Cover Crop Developments Nationwide Rob Myers (North Central SARE, University of Missouri) reviews data from three years of a national SARE/CTIC cover crop survey, including yield and economic data, and gives examples of new...
www.sare.org resources cover-crop-planting-dates-and-seeding-rates Cover Crop Planting Dates and Seeding Rates In this session, Matthew Ryan (Cornell University) discusses the necessity of proper establishment timing and seeding rates for maximizing cover crop performance. He explains how knowledge of the interaction between...
www.sare.org resources cover-crop-cocktails Cover Crop Cocktails Cover crop mixes, or cocktails, can do a lot, but can also be complex to put together. Mitch Hunter (Penn State University) discusses the principles of how to assemble different...
www.sare.org resources establishment-methods-for-cover-crops-and-cash-crops-in-grain-production-systems Establishment Methods for Cover Crops and Cash Crops in Grain Production Systems Steven Mirsky (USDA-ARS) and Greg Roth (Penn State University) provide a rundown of common establishment methods for cover crops: aerial seeding, interseeding and post-harvest drilling. They also discuss the importance...
www.sare.org resources fitting-cover-crops-in-vegetable-rotations Fitting Cover Crops in Vegetable Rotations Ron Morse (Virginia Tech, emeritus) shares how to successfully fit cover crops into a vegetable rotation, including establishment methods, matching the right species to the right methods, recommended rotations and...
www.sare.org resources managing-cover-crops-for-ecosystem-services-in-vegetable-systems Managing Cover Crops for Ecosystem Services in Vegetable Systems Natalie Lounsbury (University of New Hampshire) discusses how to manage cover crops for such ecosystem services as: suppressing weeds, attracting pollinators, cycling nutrients, promoting biological diversity and controlling erosion. This...
www.sare.org resources cover-crops-current-and-future-directions Cover Crops: Current and Future Directions This plenary discussion on current and future directions in cover crops features Greg Roth (Penn State, presenting on behalf of Scott Rushe, Seedway), Ramona Garner (USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Center) and...
www.sare.org resources conservation-generation Conservation Generation Conservation Generation is a new short film by the National Young Farmers Coalition (NYFC) about four young farmers and ranchers in the arid West. The Colorado River irrigates 15 percent...
www.sare.org resources evaluating-and-improving-cover-crop-performance-and-adoption Evaluating and Improving Cover Crop Performance and Adoption Many of the benefits of cover crops are known and their use is increasing, but more can be done to evaluate and improve their performance and adoption. In this session,...
www.sare.org resources investing-in-the-next-generation-of-agricultural-scientists Investing in the Next Generation of Agricultural Scientists The challenges that farmers and ranchers face today are growing more and more complex, and the cornerstone of the SARE program is the idea that sustainable solutions to these challenges...