Cover Crop Strategies

A resource for no-tillers to gain insights into conservation tillage practices.

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[Video] Cover Crop Strategies’ & No Till Farmer’s Meeting at DLF, Lacrosse, Wis.

1 week ago | covercropstrategies.com | Mike Lessiter

Ben Addington, marketing director for DLF North America, sits down to talk about all things cover crops with Lessiter Media president Mike Lessiter. DLF is a global seed company — the seventh-largest seed company in the world — that specializes in forage, turf grass, conservation seed, cover crops and wildlife seed across North America and across the globe. KEYWORDS Ben Addington DLF DLF North America Mike seed company
Picture Improves in Washington for Hike in Conservation Funding

2 weeks ago | covercropstrategies.com | John Dobberstein

Recent budget maneuvers in Washington appear to show favorable developments for conservation programs that could boost adoption of reduced tillage, no-till, cover crops and other practices — although the talks are far from final.
Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: June 6, 2025

3 weeks ago | covercropstrategies.com | Mackane Vogel

Cover Crop Strategies editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of our great agricultural industry.
Dave Brandt’s Legacy Lives On for Generations

4 weeks ago | covercropstrategies.com | Mackane Vogel

We are in Caroll, Ohio at Walnut Creek Seeds Farm, home of the legendary Dave Brandt and we are going to toss it off to our cover crop segment here with Dave Brandt’s grandson — Chris. “So this is a cover crop of cereal, rye, winter pea, hairy vetch, flax, and balansa clover. That was planted early September, and it got terminated about three or so days after we planted into it, and that would’ve been around May 8th or so. But this is probably the lowest density, in biomass, part of the field.
MAHA Report Identifies Pesticides as Key Concern; Farming Industry Reacts

1 month ago | covercropstrategies.com | John Dobberstein

The much-anticipated Make American Healthy Again report assessing key drivers of childhood disease across the U.S. was released Thursday, and it places at least some of the blame on farmers’ use of labeled, approved crop protection products.
Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: May 23, 2025

1 month ago | covercropstrategies.com | Mackane Vogel

Cover Crop Strategies editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of our great agricultural industry. Here is our favorite content from the past week:No-Till Corn Into Massive Clover Cover CropIllinois Senator Advocates for Cover CropsAn Easier Approach to Cover Crops — Set It & Forget ItDo Cover Crops Work Better with Tillage or No-Till?
USDA Secretary Unveils Policies to Support Family Farms

1 month ago | covercropstrategies.com | John Dobberstein

In a visit to Nebraska on Monday, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins unveiled several initiatives she says are designed to “Make Agriculture Great Again” by increasing access to credit, succession planning and land acquisition for small family farms. Rollins also said federal departments are working to find a solution to labor challenges, including immigrant workers that many farms rely on, as the U.S. continues its crackdown on illegal immigration.
[Podcast] The State of Soil Conservation — Cover Crops, No-Till, Strip-Till & More

1 month ago | covercropstrategies.com | Mackane Vogel

Play the latest episode:“Whether it’s doing more no-till, adding in cover crops or getting nutrients where they need to be — all of that takes this concerted effort by a bunch of people. And I think we need to get back to that.
Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: May 16, 2025

1 month ago | covercropstrategies.com | Mackane Vogel

Cover Crop Strategies editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of our great agricultural industry. Here is our favorite content from the past week:Cover Crops and Diversity: A Conversation with Keith BurnsNematodes in Cover Crop FieldsHarvesting Soybeans that were Planted… Brown?
5 Ways to Keep the “Billion-Dollar Bug” from Stealing Corn Yields

1 month ago | covercropstrategies.com | Noah Newman

Start thinking like a corn rootworm, and you’ll have a better shot at keeping the yield-robbing pest from taking over your strip-tilled cornfields. Those are some words of advice from Ann Marie Journey, an independent soil, wetland and stream health evaluator and founder of EntoVentures LLC. “When you approach the rootworm as just a problem that has to be solved, you’re not taking into account the animal’s biology,” Journey says.