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Cover Crops

Tire tracks in muddy clay soil

January 30, 2024

The Soil Health Exchange: Addressing Waterlogging Issues with Soil Health Management

Collage of people attending soil health events in 2023

January 3, 2024

UNL Soil Health Team Celebrates Year of Success in Advancing Sustainable Agriculture

By Carolina Córdova - Department of Agronomy and Horticulture Assistant Professor and Statewide Soil Health Specialist

Female farmer in field

November 17, 2023

Extension’s Successful Farmer Series Will Dig into Cropping Systems Hot Topics

Cattle grazing pasture

October 12, 2023

Nebraska Extension Provides Cover Crop Grazing Conference Nov. 7

By Deloris Pittman - Marketing and Promotions Manager for Eastern Nebraska REEC

Orchard with mustard cover crop

October 5, 2023

The Soil Health Exchange: Natural Solutions to Soil Compaction — Beyond Mechanical Means and Cover Crops

Tractor with seeder in field

September 28, 2023

Growing Results: Cover Crop Interseeding

Vesh Raj Thapa stands near soil sample display

September 19, 2023

Roots, Another Important Aspect of Cover Crops

By Vesh R. Thapa - Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture

Cattle grazing field

September 12, 2023

Pasture and Forage Minute: Planning Cover Crops, Testing Hay Quality and Nitrate Management

By Todd Whitney - Extension Educator, Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator, Jerry Volesky - Nebraska Extension Range and Forage Specialist

Cover crop field at WCREEC

September 1, 2023

Cover Crops a Focus at Annual WREEC Water and Crops Field Day

Cover crop field

August 31, 2023

2023 Cover Crop and Soil Health Field Day

By Paul Jasa - Extension Engineer

Software equipment in implement

August 4, 2023

West Central to Host 19th Annual Water and Crops Field Day

Hairy vetch

August 1, 2023

Influence of Cover Crop Species and Termination Time on N Release

By Gustavo Pesini - Visiting Scholar, Tauana Ferreira de Almeida - Agronomy Graduate Research Assistant, Andrea Basche – Associate Professor

Soil testing

July 27, 2023

Register for the Last Summer Soil Health and Cover Crop Field Day Near Mead

By Carolina Córdova - Department of Agronomy and Horticulture Assistant Professor and Statewide Soil Health Specialist

Sunflower cover crop

July 27, 2023

Warm-season Species for Soil Health and Forage Purposes

By Katja Koehler-Cole - Extension Educator, Andrea Basche – Associate Professor, Vesh R. Thapa - Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Paul Jasa - Extension Engineer, Chuck Burr - Crops and Water Extension Educator, Nicolás Cafaro La Menza – Cropping Systems Specialist, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Grace Emperatriz Pacheco Jiron, Bridget McKinley

June 16, 2023

This Week on N Field: Planting Green

Cattle grazing cornstalks

June 8, 2023

Short-term Livestock Grazing Impacts on Crop and Soil Properties from an Eastern Nebraska Experiment

By Alyssa Hall - Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Lindsey Anderson - USDA NRCS, Daren Redfearn - Associate Professor Agronomy, Humberto Blanco - Professor of Soil Science

Research team gather samples in field

May 25, 2023

Cover Crop Initiative Project has First Field Day in Western Nebraska

By Chabella Guzman - Panhandle Research, Extension and Education Center Communications Specialist, Vesh R. Thapa - Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture

Musk thistle

May 11, 2023

Pasture and Forage Minute: Equipment Maintenance, Controlling Musk Thistle and No-Till on the Plains Tours

By Ben Beckman - Extension Educator, Jerry Volesky - Nebraska Extension Range and Forage Specialist, Todd Whitney - Extension Educator

Interseeding video intro

April 27, 2023

Interseeding Cover Crops into Early Season Corn and Soybean: Species Selection

By Jenny Brhel - Extension Educator, Steve Melvin - Extension Educator Irrigated Cropping Systems, Nelson Winkel - Prescribed Fire Planning Specialist, Central Platte NRD, Katja Koehler-Cole - Extension Educator, Mary Drewnoski - Beef Systems Specialist, Chris Proctor - Weed Management Extension Educator

Soybean interseeded in wheat

April 20, 2023

Herbicide Considerations When Interseeding Cover Crops

By Jenny Brhel - Extension Educator, Steve Melvin - Extension Educator Irrigated Cropping Systems, Amit Jhala - Professor and Associate Department Head, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Chris Proctor - Weed Management Extension Educator