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Cover Crops

Cover crops

September 4, 2019

Cover Crop Field Tour Sept. 17 in Nemaha County

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

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

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October 31, 2019

Grazing Cover Crop Workshops at 4 Sites in November

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November 8, 2019

New Introductory Cover Crop Guides Cater to Nebraska

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January 23, 2020

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

By Gary Lesoing - Former Extension Educator

attendees at the last Cover Crops and Soil Health conference

January 30, 2020

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

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

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February 12, 2020

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

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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