This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Rollers crimpers have been used in conservation agriculture to terminate cover crops; however, excessive vibration generated by the original ...

Heading out with a set of Cambridge rolls after a heavy frost can be an effective way of bringing cover crop growth to an end, as the time to establish the following commercial crop approaches. But ...

Connor Peirce grew up on the farm, always watching and learning from his dad, Cameron. Last year, when Connor came back to Hutchinson with his diploma in agronomy from Kansas State University in hand, ...

Unverferth Manufacturing Co., Inc. announces the addition of a mounted cover crop seeder for its Rolling Harrow soil conditioner to provide time-saving, one-pass planting of these profit-enhancing ...

WEST CONCORD, Minn. — Until recently, cover crops weren't on the forefront of many producers' minds in the Upper Midwest. Now, with efforts to improve water quality and decrease nutrient loss from the ...

Researchers tested the effects of vetch residue management strategies incorporating green manure using a roller-crimper and different organic fertilizers on organic zucchini yield and quality. When ...

David Brandt was a central Ohio farmer and international leader in the conservationist movement who taught no-till and cover crop soil management on his farm and around the world. He was also an ...

Organic farmers can use a combination of cover crops and no-till methods to improve soil health, suppress weeds, and retain moisture, suggests a new report. Organic farmers have to make hard choices ...

No-till planting of sweet corn into a killed winter rye cover crop has the potential to provide soil health benefits such as reduced compaction, improved soil water holding capacity, reduced ...

METAPONTO, ITALY--Cover crops may be in the hardest working plants in organic farming systems. A variety of dependable cover crops are used to subdue weeds, build productive soil, control pests and ...