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The Grow Down on Soil Health
Welcome to “The Grow Down on Soil Health” podcast, where we dive deep into sustainable farming practices designed to enhance both your land and your bottom line. Join host Ben West, Ph.D., executive director of Farmers for Soil Health, and a diverse lineup of guests from various agricultural backgrounds as they share entertaining stories, invaluable soil health management techniques, and the incredible benefits cover crops can bring to your farm.
Soil Health Monitoring: Like Maintaining Your Equipment
Just like you perform regular maintenance on your tractor to keep it running well and catch problems early, your soil needs regular testing to assess its condition and maintain productivity and profitability. Check out this fact sheet from the Soil Health Institute to learn more.
Cover Crops and Soil Biology – The Clyde Burchett Way
Clyde Burchett, owner of Burchett Seed Service, has spent over 35 years in agriculture, with two decades working in plant breeding, agronomy, and sales before starting his own company with his son. He’s seen firsthand how soil health practices, like cover crops, can benefit farmers, their land, and their profitability. Hear Clyde discuss how cover crops can be a powerful tool in your pest management and soil health systems.
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Understanding Equipment Management for Planting Cover Crops
This paper provides background into cover crop establishment, machinery choices for planting, machinery economics, and developments that might impact cover crop adoption.
Using Cover Crops to Convert to No-till
This fact sheet discusses the difference between tilling and not tilling, ecosystem functionality, continuous living cover, nitrogen recycling, reduced soil erosion, phosphorus retention, water infiltration, and controlled traffic.
Using Cover Crops to Improve Water Quality
This resource from the Center for Regenerative Agriculture discusses how cover crops can can improve water quality by reducing erosion, improving infiltration, building soil organic matter, and more.
Using Herbicides and Cover Crops in Corn and Soybean
Read this article from the University of Minnesota Extension to learn how using herbicides and cover crops can impact your corn and soybean production system.