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Ray Gaesser – SARE National Conference on Cover Crops & Soil Health
The increase in severe rains showed Iowa farmer Ray Gaesser that no-till, waterways and terraces couldn’t handle those events alone. He describes his learning process in gradually increasing cover crop acres, working toward his goal of using them on every acre.
Recommended Soil Health Measurements
In this webinar, Dr. Jason Ackerson, Research Soil Scientist and Program Director at the Soil Health Institute, highlights recommended soil health measurements and discusses how they can support efficient and scalable soil health sampling efforts.
Seeding Cover Crops While Harvesting
Learn from Jim O’Connell, a farmer based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, as he shares his experience with seeding cover crops while harvesting corn or soybeans.
Seeding Cover Crops with Drones
Learn from Alex and his daughter, Emma Menzel, drone applicators based in Archie, Missouri, as they share their experiences with seeding cover crops with drones into corn and soybeans. Video by The Center for Regenerative Agriculture.
Soil Health Benchmarking
In this webinar, Dr. Jason Ackerson, Research Soil Scientist and Program Director at the Soil Health Institute, discusses how the institute uses soil health measurements in their benchmarking approach to understand current soil health and its potential for improvement.
Start Small – Cover Cropping the Duncan Malloy Way
Duncan Malloy, a North Carolina farmer who’s been in the business since the 70s, knows one thing for sure: No two farming seasons are the same. Duncan shares some of the tips he’s picked up over the years when it comes to his cover crop practices, from starting small to learning from those who’ve done it before you.