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attendees at the last Cover Crops and Soil Health conference

Published: March 3, 2020

Video Presentations from the 2020 Cover Crops and Soil Health Conference are Available Online

Nebguide g2322

Published: February 24, 2020

New NebGuide - Crop Management to Reduce Soil Nitrous Oxide Emissions in Nebraska

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Published: February 12, 2020

Feb. 28 On-Farm Research Update Meeting to Focus on Cover Crops & Soil Health

men examine condition of soybeans in field

Published: February 10, 2020

Four Nebraska Farmers Share What They Learned From Conducting On-Farm Research Last Year

Laura Thompson - Former Extension Educator

attendees at the last Cover Crops and Soil Health conference

Published: January 30, 2020

Nebraska Cover Crop and Soil Health Conference Set for Feb. 13

CropWatch Graphic

Published: January 23, 2020

Midwest Cover Crops Council Annual Conference Is Feb. 11-12 in Kansas City

Gary Lesoing - Former Extension Educator

Cover image of NebGuide G2314

Published: November 8, 2019

New Introductory Cover Crop Guides Cater to Nebraska

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Published: October 31, 2019

Grazing Cover Crop Workshops at 4 Sites in November

This a cereal rye cover crop at the threshold (1,000 lb/ac) biomass level. It is about 6-8 inches tall (April 13, 2017 at the south-central Nebraska site).

Published: September 16, 2019

Optimum Planting Times to Establish Cover Crops Following Corn

Katja Koehler-Cole - Extension Educator

high boy seeder

Published: September 9, 2019

High-boy Cover Crop Seeding Demonstration

Cover crops

Published: September 4, 2019

Cover Crop Field Tour Sept. 17 in Nemaha County

Paul Jasa - Extension Engineer, Daren Redfearn - Extension Forage Crop Residue Specialist Gary Lesoing - Former Extension Educator

Cover crop demonstration plots at the Rogers Memorial Farm

Published: August 30, 2019

Cover Crop Field Day Sept. 13 at UNL Rogers Memorial Farm

Gary Lesoing - Former Extension Educator Paul Jasa - Extension Engineer

Hailed corn field

Published: August 29, 2019

Cover Crop Considerations Following Late-Season Hail

Jenny Brhel - Extension Educator, Mary Drewnoski - Beef Systems Specialist, Daren Redfearn - Extension Forage Crop Residue Specialist

Figure 6. University of Nebraska-Lincoln winter wheat variety trial (25 entries/varieties) on July 16 in Washington County hosted by Hoegermeyer Farms, southwest of Herman. (Photo by Nathan Mueller)

Published: August 15, 2019

A Review of the 2018-19 Eastern Nebraska Winter Wheat Growing Season

Nathan Mueller - USDA NRCS, State Soil Health Specialist, Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist, Randy Pryor - Extension Educator, Jenny Brhel - Extension Educator, Melissa Bartels - Former Extension Educator, Megan Taylor - Former Extension Educator, P. Stephen Baenziger - UNL Professor and Nebraska Wheat Growers Presidential Chair, Michael Sindelar - Former Cropping Systems Extension Educator

CropWatch Graphic

Published: July 26, 2019

Aug. 1 Deadline for MFP Aid for Planting Cover Crops

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Published: July 16, 2019

New SARE Resource Examines Economics of Cover Crops in Row Crops

Farmer field testing two cover crop management options

Published: July 11, 2019

Farmers Find Solutions Through Nebraska Soil Health Initiative

Fernanda Souza Krupek – Agronomy Graduate Research Assistant, Andrea Basche – Associate Professor, Daren Redfearn - Extension Forage Crop Residue Specialist, Laura Thompson - Former Extension Educator

Field of diverse cover crops

Published: July 8, 2019

Cover Crop Use and Implications for Cropland Lease Arrangements in 2019

Jim Jansen - Agricultural Economist, Jeff Stokes - Professor and Hanson-Clegg-Allen Chair in Agricultural Banking and Finance, Jay Parsons - Farm and Ranch Management Specialist

On flood-damged fields cover crops offer benefits as a soil cover and rebuilder as well as a source of forage.

Published: June 28, 2019

NRCS Recommendations for Growing Corn as a Cover Crop

S. Corey Brubaker - NRCS State Conservation Agronomist

Cover crop mix in the field

Published: June 28, 2019

Deadline Extended to Apply for Funding to Plant Cover Crops on Flooded Cropland Acres

Nebraska NRCS News Release