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Cover Crop Use Spreading Across the Globe

Cover Crop Use Spreading Across the Globe

Cover crops have become very popular in North America to sequester nutrients, reduce or eliminate erosion, improve soil health and the like. Cover crop acres in the U.S. alone more than doubled from 2012 to 2017, according to the Census of Agriculture, from more than 5 million acres to 10 million acres. Cover crops are also seeing popularity increase overseas, from Europe to Asia to Australia to…

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Ontario Field Crop Report – August 3, 2017 | OMAFRA Field Crop News

Ontario Field Crop Report – August 3, 2017 | OMAFRA Field Crop News

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The underseeded red clover is looking pretty good where the winter wheat has been harvested. As is often the case some fields have variable stands and others have poor or non-existent stands. If the red clover stand is poor and it is insured nothing can be done until it is released by Agricorp.

If it is not insured then now is a good time to improve it. If there are some thin spots…

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7 Cover Crop Mixtures Increase Agroecosystem Services, First-of-Kind Study Suggests | ScienceDaily

7 Cover Crop Mixtures Increase Agroecosystem Services, First-of-Kind Study Suggests | ScienceDaily

Planting a multi-species mixture of cover crops – rather than a cover crop monoculture – between cash crops, provides increased agroecosystem services, or multifunctionality, according to researchers in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences.

Cover Crop Mixtures Increase Agroecosystem Services, First-of-Kind Study Suggests | ScienceDaily Journal Reference

Denise M. Finney, Jason P. Kaye.…

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3 - Researchers Found Cover Crops can Help - Glyphosate-Resistant Palmer Amaranth | AgroNews

3 – Researchers Found Cover Crops can Help – Glyphosate-Resistant Palmer Amaranth | AgroNews

“A new study featured in the most recent issue of the journal Weed Technology shows that cover crops can help to fight glyphosate -resistant Palmer amaranth – the most difficult of the glyphosate -resistant weeds to manage and a significant problem for U.S. cotton growers.   Cover crop residues create an unfavorable environment for weeds by reducing the light and moisture available to germinating…

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5X5 - 2. CROPS

5X5 – 2. CROPS

• 1 – Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 12, July 20, 2015 Weekly Provincial Summary

"Another week of generally good growing conditions continues to advance crops across Manitoba. Localized thunderstorms did result in significant precipitation amounts in some areas of the province, while other areas would still benefit from additional moisture.

Disease pressure and insect activity continues to be…

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5X5 - 5. US-NEWS

5X5 – 5. US-NEWS

• 1 – Take Advantage of Market Rally

"We caught up with blogger and Farm Direction CEO Kevin Van Trump at a recent event. CSD Editor Kurt Lawton asked him about his perspective on corn and soybean markets in the coming month, and what farmers should be looking out for.

“I like to look at things from a bullish perspective,” says Farm Direction CEO Kevin Van Trump. “I think we’re in a good time…

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5X5 - 2. CROPS

5X5 – 2. CROPS

• 1 – Cover Crop Options for 2015

"There are many opportunities to include cover crops in the rotation. The goal is to keep the soil covered with at least 30% crop, cover crop or residue, 100% of the time. A second goal is to have living roots in the soil as much as possible. Research at University of Guelph, Ridgetown Campus has shown that planting a cover crop provides a benefit, even if the…

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TEN THINGS - Canada Crop Protection Jul 21 2014

TEN THINGS – Canada Crop Protection Jul 21 2014

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1. US Weather Renews Pressure On Corn, Soy Prices “‘Was this just a fear trade and the trend resumes lower?’ one US broker asked, heading into the weekend, referring to the fact that support that support to grain prices from the Ukraine air disaster was already reversing.

The answer appears to be ‘yes’ given the continued erosion to prices on Monday.

Sure, the rumpus from the…

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