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Cover Crops

Cover crop field

August 31, 2023

2023 Cover Crop and Soil Health Field Day

By Paul Jasa - Former Extension Engineer, Retired

Cover crop field at WCREEC

September 1, 2023

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

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

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

Tractor with seeder in field

September 28, 2023

Growing Results: Cover Crop Interseeding

Orchard with mustard cover crop

October 5, 2023

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

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

Female farmer in field

November 17, 2023

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

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

Tire tracks in muddy clay soil

January 30, 2024

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

Man stands near rainfall simulator during presentation

March 11, 2024

Dryland Cropping Systems to be Focus of Upcoming Nebraska Soil Health School

By Nicole Heldt - Research Project Coordinator Maharjan Soils Lab, UNL PREEC

Palmer amaranth in dry beans

March 20, 2024

Can Cover Crops Help with Weed Control?

By Nevin Lawrence - Integrated Weed Management Specialist