This Week on N Field: Cover Crop Spring Management
April 12, 2024
Soil Management Extension Educator Katja Koehler-Cole shares important information that may help producers target an optimum cover crop termination date.
Influence of Cover Crop Species and Termination Time on N Release
August 1, 2023
Results of a UNL study evaluating the impact of cereal rye and hairy vetch cover crop termination times on their decomposition and nitrogen release.
The Impact of Cover Crop Species and Termination Time in Weed Suppression and Corn Yield
September 8, 2022
First-year results of a three-year study on weed suppression and yield results with regard to termination timing of cereal rye and hairy vetch cover crops.
Illustrating Important Growth Stages for Winter Cereal Cover Crops
December 2, 2021
Knowledge about plant growth stages is important for management decisions and to predict how well a plant may cope with stress, such as low temperature.
Cover Crop Termination Tradeoffs
April 6, 2023
Termination timing of cereal covers can be tricky — while there may not be one "right answer," there are many factors you can consider to make the best decision for your operation.
Final Results from a Multi-state Study on Cover Crop Termination with Herbicides
April 8, 2021
Proper spring termination of cover crops is important in order to be able to plant your cash crop successfully, and to prevent competition between crops.
Managing Residual Herbicides with Cover Crops
April 8, 2021
This article discusses the fate of residual herbicides applied to crop residue and living cover crops, and how this may influence herbicide effectiveness.
Production of Soybean or Green Bean Following a Crimped Cover Crop
March 7, 2019
Based on Nebraska research and a review of findings from other studies, best management practices for crimping rye before planting soybean or green bean are explored. Data on degree of weed control and soybean yields are included.