Site
Search results
-
Why Ohio Farmers Should Participate in the CTIC Cover Crops Survey
Center (CTIC) is now once again sending out a national cover crop survey to farmers. The survey ... horticulture producers and a fair number of items that any type of crop producer would find relevant. Most ... survey questions are for farmers already using cover crops, but there are a few for farmers not yet using ...
-
Planting Fall Cover Crops
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2020-37/planting-fall-cover-crops
We are now approaching the time of year to think about planting fall cover crops. Cover crops can ... species of cover crop, benefits range from providing a Nitrogen source, scavenging nutrients to decrease ... conserving soil moisture, and enhancing wildlife habitats. Benefits of certain types of cover crops: Legumes: ...
-
How do cover crops impact field Nitrogen and Phosphorous Losses?
Cover crops are used for a variety of reasons in a crop rotation. Adding cover crops can improve ... matter and provide forage. The presence of a cover crop can also influence the amount of nitrogen, ... crops water quality impacts from Ohio field comparisons was recently published. The data comes from ...
-
Cover Crop Field Day
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/cover-crop-field-day
Cover crops can help protect soil erosion, keep nutrients in place and build valuable organic ... the day with cover experts and farmers using cover crops at a Cover Crop Field Day in Urbana. Sarah ... Noggle, OSU Extension Paulding County, will talk about cover crop selection and how the Midwest Cover Crop ...
-
Cover Crop Seeding into Standing Soybeans
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2017-30/cover-crop-seeding-standing-soybeans
As soybeans are maturing around Ohio, an opportunity to establish an early cover crop is ... should have dropped 10% of their leaves before seeding a cover crop. Planting too early and the cover ... crop may have too much growth and interfere with combine operation and green material separation. ...
-
Nutrient Management and Cover Crops Meeting
Applying crop nutrients when they are not needed is costly, especially in the current farm economy ... crop yield causing a decrease in profitability. Cover crops are important to soil health, but how do ... “Improving Your Bottom Line With Nutrients and Cover Crops”. The meeting will be held March 13, 2018 from ...
-
Cover Crop Field Day
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2017-37/cover-crop-field-day
A Cover Crop Field Day will be held in Licking County on Thursday November 16 th, 2017 from 1:00 ... to 4:00 p.m. Producers can learn potential benefits of cover crops, including soil quality ... termination of cover crops will be addressed. We will have plots displaying seeding utilizing different ...
-
Are Cover Crops for You? Podcast Available
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2018-33/are-cover-crops-you-podcast-available
the farm and how cover crops can be a part of the solutions. Episodes include discussion on issues ... improving soil organic matter and water holding capacity, and cover crops as a forage. This is a podcast for ... farmers who may be considering using cover crops and are looking to solve problems on the farm. Episodes ...
-
ODA Extends H2Ohio Deadline for Cover Crops
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2021-36/oda-extends-h2ohio-deadline-cover-crops
extending the 2021 H2Ohio Program deadline for planting overwintering cover crops, including those following ... areas will have until November 1, 2021, to plant their overwintering cover crops and complete all manure ... https://efotg.sc.egov.usda.gov/references/public/OH/Appendix_A_cover_crop_11_19_19_2.pdf. Additionally, a helpful link to the Midwest Cover Crop Council decision tool on selecting fall ...
-
Cover Crop Seeding Rates
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2021-33/cover-crop-seeding-rates
Cooler temperatures and maturing crops indicate the start of harvest season. For those growers ... using cover crops to protect soil and suppress weeds over the winter, it also means the time to ... establish fall-planted cover crops is imminent. When it comes to cover crops that are used for the ...