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‘Growing crops in a 4-inch flower pot’
Rachel Stout Evans has taken core samples from fields from all over the Deltas of Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana.As a soil scientist, Rachel Stout Evans has taken core samples from fields from all...
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Ponding on Delta soils not a good sign
Ponding can be an indication of a compaction layer preventing water from penetrating deeper into the soil for use by crops in the growing seasonThis time of year it’s not unusual to see fields with...
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Long-term cover crops can make a difference
Rachel Stout Evans talks about how vegetation roots can penetrate the crushed soil and create channels for moisture.It may take a few years, but cover crops can make a difference in removing compaction...
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New Cotton Incorporated videos detail benefits of cover crops
The four to six minute videos also give cotton producers suggestions on how to successfully integrate cover crops into their operation.Cotton Incorporated, in conjunction with the University of...
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Johnny Hunter: Cover crops offer wide-ranging benefits
Cover crops can boost profits the first year they are planted, says Johnny Hunter.In 2013, Johnny Hunter decided to get serious about cover crops, committing 800 acres to a five-way mix of cereal rye,...
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Adam Chappell and a cover crop revelation
Arkansas Soil Health Alliance looks to help interested growersThe dominant soil type on Adam Chappell’s Cotton Plant, Ark., farm is a sandy loam. Chappell is persistent and insistent in trying to make...
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Got soil health?
Learn more about cover crops. (video)Videos from the second National Conference on Cover Crops and Soil Health have been released.The meeting served as an opportunity to learn how cover crops are being...
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Farming with integrity
Maryland operation focuses on eco-friendly farm practices; where earthworms are as important as profits.Some farmers see environmentalists as the enemy. Maryland farmer Trey Hill takes the opposite...
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Cover crop rules, crop insurance and a new resource
LSU AgCenter releases document to help growers navigate rules.Now a conservation practice for many years, cover crops have seen a recent surge in interest.Why is that?“Over the last few years, though,...
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Mikey Taylor: Cover crops, no-till and measuring runoff
Latest Discovery Farm in Arkansas a joint effort at learningYou can easily see the Mississippi River levee from the latest Discovery Farm in east Arkansas. The Helena bridge is just a mile, or so, up...
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How does cotton underwear fare when buried under a cover crop?
Mid-South cotton specialists discuss varieties, acreage, defoliation and cover crops at Cotton Focus seminar in Jackson, Tenn.Cotton specialists from Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee took a...
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Robby Bevis: Beneficial effects of cover crops
Delta region farmers worry over rising temperatures and a lack of soil moisture. Robby Bevis’ anxiety level, though, remains steady thanks to cover crops.It was mid-May and growers all over the Delta...
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Will cover crop termination date affect yield?
Focus on Soil Health: University of Missouri and farmers partner for strip-trial study on biomass.There is still much to learn about cover crops. For the Brinker brothers near Auxvasse, Mo., the...
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Mississippi Extension promoting cover crops
Cover crops can improve soil health, help control erosion, aid in nematode management and protect water quality.Agents and specialists with the Mississippi State University Extension Service are...
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Johnny Hunter: Cover crops offer wide-ranging benefits
Cover crops can boost profits the first year they are planted, says Johnny Hunter.In 2013, Johnny Hunter decided to get serious about cover crops, committing 800 acres to a five-way mix of cereal rye,...
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Adam Chappell and a cover crop revelation
Arkansas Soil Health Alliance looks to help interested growersThe dominant soil type on Adam Chappell’s Cotton Plant, Ark., farm is a sandy loam. Chappell is persistent and insistent in trying to make...
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Got soil health?
Learn more about cover crops. (video)Videos from the second National Conference on Cover Crops and Soil Health have been released.The meeting served as an opportunity to learn how cover crops are being...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Farming with integrity
Maryland operation focuses on eco-friendly farm practices; where earthworms are as important as profits.Some farmers see environmentalists as the enemy. Maryland farmer Trey Hill takes the opposite...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cover crop rules, crop insurance and a new resource
LSU AgCenter releases document to help growers navigate rules.Now a conservation practice for many years, cover crops have seen a recent surge in interest.Why is that?“Over the last few years, though,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mikey Taylor: Cover crops, no-till and measuring runoff
Latest Discovery Farm in Arkansas a joint effort at learningYou can easily see the Mississippi River levee from the latest Discovery Farm in east Arkansas. The Helena bridge is just a mile, or so, up...
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