Cover Crops

Learn how you can use cover crops to slow erosion, boost soil health, scavenge and hold nutrients, improve water quality, and control pests, weeds, and diseases. This section outlines the different types of cover crops as well as management tips for planting and terminating.

FBN launches GRO Network to link farmers with sustainable buyers

On Sept. 1, FBN launched the GRO Network to help members score their carbon footprint and market grain grown in a low-carbon environment.

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As cover crop acreage adds up, more benefits emerge

Insights from the 2019-2020 National Cover Crop Survey show cover crops help improve soil health, reduce input costs, and stabilize yields.

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Grazing cover crops 101

The right equipment is essential for cover crop grazing.

Red 4-wheeler with fencing supplies in front of a pasture of black cattle

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Successful Farming TV Show

RARE IH 7288 and 7488 Tractors

By Successful Farming TV Show

Dave Mowitz heads to Marshalltown, Iowa, to check out Gary Ballard’s 7288 and 7488 tractors

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All Around the Farm

You’ll know right where it is

By All Around the Farm

At one time I had tools lying around everywhere, and my batteries were all mixed together. Then I built a 5-foot-long steel shelf, and now they’re all centered in one spot. Empty batteries go in the middle, and chargers with fully charged batteries are on top. Notched out 4-inch pipe holds my drill

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Women in Agriculture

Pod Blasting Peanuts

By Women in Agriculture

When a crop grows underground, how do farmers know when it’s time to dig?

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Terminating cover crops

Cover crops that don't winterkill will need some sort of management in the spring before the cash crop can be planted. And, some cover crops left to their own devices will get out of control. Listen in as Successful Farming's Megan Vollstedt talks termination with a cover crop grower and an extension specialist.