UnderstandingAg

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

We want a mix of both warm- and cool-season cash crops and cover crops in the rotation. Planting shorter-maturity cash crops is one strategy to allow more time to get cover crops established in the fall and/or let them grow longer in the spring. Try to always apply manure to a living crop.

Manure 98

Manure Cash Crop Crop Crop Rotation 98

ATTRA

DECEMBER 26, 2023

He would let the cover crop grow and overwinter and then plow down the following spring for green manure. With this system, he has reduced erosion while still providing the soil-building benefits of covers, though the biomass produced by the clover didn’t provide as much biomass as other common winter cover crops like rye or peas.

Crop 79

Crop Plowing Manure Farming 79

UnderstandingAg

MAY 3, 2024

Fall application of nutrients for a cash crop the following year makes no sense from a plant nutrition standpoint. Living ground cover is especially critical on acres receiving manure from confinement operations. This is hands-down the best, most profitable use case for cover crops. Most N demand is in midsummer.

Pesticide 98

Pesticide Crop Manure Fertilizer 98

Cropaia

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Cover cropping : Cover crops are strategically planted in between cash crops or during fallow periods. Cover crops also support biodiversity and provide habitat for beneficial insects. No-till or reduced-tillage practices help maintain soil integrity, minimize soil disturbance, and prevent carbon loss.

Agriculture 105

Agriculture Agriculture Farming Farming 105

Civil Eats

JULY 2, 2024

Local dairy also supports the North Coast economy, which has been impacted by price collapses in cannabis, one of the region’s primary cash crops. Additionally, because cows spread manure uniformly across the paddocks, the waste enriches the soil and emits far less methane than it would decomposing in a collection pool.

Pasture 142

Pasture Production Marketing Supply Chain 142

ATTRA

JANUARY 2, 2024

Salts from added compost, manure, or fertilizers can build up in the rain-free environment of a tunnel and accumulate near the soil surface, affecting crop growth. And because tunnel crops are entirely dependent on irrigation water, elevated alkalinity, iron, sodium, or chloride in the water can cause problems in the soil, as well.

Compost 52

Compost Fertilizer Crop Cash Crop 52

Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

In addition, large concentrated animal feeding operations, which have become more prevalent there in recent years, add to the problem by disposing millions of gallons of nitrogen-rich liquid manure. Research shows that allowing cover crops to grow to significant heights can dramatically reduce pollution.

Crop 140

Crop Farming Farming Acre 140