Renovo seed mixes will be available via a network of seed dealerships and ag co-operatives. Orders can also be placed online for direct shipment. Renovo Seed Brings 80 Forage, Cover Crop and ...

Cover crops are used in place of crops intended for sale or animal forage. Farmers most commonly use rye or winter wheat for cover. Instead of being bare and exposed to the elements and erosion ...

Cover crops benefit farms by adding soil organic carbon (carbon from organic matter in soils), improving soil health, reducing soil erosion, cycling nutrients and converting nitrogen to forms ...

Legume cover crops with no tilling provided higher crop yields but close to 70% lower climate benefits. Reduced yields were found to be most likely in drier climates where cover crops compete for ...

Establishing a good cover crop stand can be difficult, as sowing often coincides with the busy harvest period along with seed-beds being too dry.. One solution could be to establish them before ...

A recent U of M study using cereal rye as a cover crop in soybeans, co-authored by Yu and Debalin Sarangi, Extension weed scientist, showed that cover crop seeding rates of 60, 90 and 120 pounds ...

More information: Le Chen et al, Dynamically optimal cover crop adoption, European Review of Agricultural Economics (2025). DOI: 10.1093/erae/jbaf018.

“We are on the same page in the belief that all Iowa crop producers can find a way to make cover crops work on their farms. We feel these fact sheets will be a valuable learning tool for ...