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Cover Crops

high boy seeder

September 9, 2019

High-boy Cover Crop Seeding Demonstration

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).

September 16, 2019

Optimum Planting Times to Establish Cover Crops Following Corn

By Katja Koehler-Cole - Extension Educator

Cover image of NebGuide G2314

November 8, 2019

New Introductory Cover Crop Guides Cater to Nebraska

men examine condition of soybeans in field

February 10, 2020

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

By Laura Thompson - Former Extension Educator

cropwatch graphic

February 12, 2020

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

Nebguide g2322

February 24, 2020

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

attendees at the last Cover Crops and Soil Health conference

March 3, 2020

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

red clover sown in wheat field

March 11, 2020

Undersowing Red Clover Into Winter Wheat as an N Source for Corn

By Katja Koehler-Cole - Extension Educator, James Brandle - Emeritus Shelterbelt Ecologist, School of Natural Resources, Charles Shapiro - Emeritus Professor of Agronomy and Horticulture, Charles Francis - Professor of Agronomy

Cover crop research plots in 2017

March 25, 2020

Spring-planted Cover Crops for Weed Control in Organic Soybean

By Katja Koehler-Cole - Extension Educator, Chris Proctor - Weed Management Extension Educator, Roger Elmore - Emeritus Extension Cropping Systems Agronomist, Rich Little - Farming Systems Research Technologist, Dave Wedin - Ecosystem Ecologist

April 9, 2020

Streaming On-Farm Research Offers Live, Timely Results from Research Studies

By Laura Thompson - Former Extension Educator, Megan Taylor - Former Extension Educator, Aaron Nygren - Extension Educator

Corn Green Cereal Rye

April 24, 2020

Considerations when Planting Green

By Jenny Brhel - Extension Educator, Chris Proctor - Weed Management Extension Educator, Katja Koehler-Cole - Extension Educator

single crop and mixed cover crops in field

July 6, 2020

What Are the Benefits of a Cover Crop Mix Versus a Single Species Cover Crop?

By Katja Koehler-Cole - Extension Educator, Fernanda Souza Krupek – Agronomy Graduate Research Assistant, Chris Proctor - Weed Management Extension Educator, Andrea Basche – Associate Professor