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  1. Online Marketing Scoops @[email protected] ·

    How To Minimize Cover Crop Risks

    Courtesy of Jason Carter The myriad of cover crop benefits are well known: they slow erosion, build soil health, smother weeds, enhance nutrient and moisture availability, and bring a host of other benefits to the farm. Yet there is still hesitancy for growers to adopt cover crops. In a recent University of Illinois FarmDoc webinar, Precision Conservation Management (PCM), the conservation program of the Illinois Corn Growers Association and Illinois Soybean Association….Story […]

    onlinemarketingscoops.com/2026

    #corngrowers #covercrops #cropsconservation #eatlocal #ecofriendly #farmingtipsfoodsecurity
  2. NIOO-KNAW @[email protected] ·

    New publication: Cover crop mixtures do not assemble markedly distinct soil #microbiotas as compared to #monocultures in a multilocation field experiment. #biodiversity #agriculture #microbiome #covercrops #pathogens #soil
    doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2024.

    #microbiotas #monocultures #biodiversity #agriculture #microbiome #covercrops