Last December, we were sampling soils for a local customer, and the cover crops were looking good. Although the above-ground growth is limited due to the late seeding date, the thickness of the stand is very good. We also found that the roots were 4-5 inches deep, which is...
Read moreLessiter Media, the publisher of No-Till Farmer and Strip-Till Farmer, has organized a first-ever online event dedicated to cover crops. The National Cover Crop Summit will take place on March 20 and 21 with several top-notch speakers. You can find the event online by following this link.
Read moreOne of our long-term customers asked us to evaluate the expected returns to the Biocat 1000 treatment he applied to corn stalks last fall (October 2018). Based on our previous field studies, we expect the product will decay an additional 3 tons of corn stalks by next summer (July...
Read moreFor our first blog post, we have pictures of our recent tests with Dry Seed Treat on cover crop seed. Black mustard is a brassica that works great as a cover crop because it has very aggressive rooting character. In the first photo, the black mustard plant on the...
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