Cover crop seeder pulls triple duty for small farms Date: May 31, 2011 Source: Penn State Summary: Farmers using a cover crop seeder developed by agricultural scientists may eventually need only a ...

The new cover crop seeder is available with new Rolling Harrow 1245 and 1245D models with flat- or stack-folding designs up to 37’, and can easily be mounted to most of these previous models in ...

Cover crop seeder added to Pottinger’s Terria cultivators. Oliver Mark 26 July 2023 ... The Tegosem applicator comes with a 500-litre tank for cover crops or micro-granules, ...

An overarching goal for planting cover crops is to produce as much biomass as possible during the growing window. Higher levels of cover crop biomass will reduce soil erosion, inhibit weed growth ...

Hoosier farmers planted about 1.6 million acres of overwinter living covers — cover crops and small grains, like wheat — this ...

The group's focus in 2023 will be on building saturated buffers and wetlands and long-term cover crop adoption, he said. Like McCabe, Swanson said, he and others are direct with farmers about the ...

Under a bipartisan piece of legislation introduced this month, the $5 per acre pandemic cover crop subsidy would be revived and made a permanent part of the farm bill.

Rather, you'll plant a cover crop in the spring or fall when and if the ground is bare. In some instances, with specific crops like corn, you can plant it at the same time to reduce weeds.

A cover crop is any plant grown for the primary purpose of improving the soil. Since the early 1900s, farmers have used cover crops to restore fertility to worn-out land.

Farmers who aerially seed cover crops into standing corn by October 10 qualify for a $10/acre incentive. Non-poultry manure may be applied to cover crop fields in the fall for a flat rate of $25/acre.

The new cover crop seeder option provides economical one-pass planting and incorporation with the Rolling Harrow soil conditioner by itself, or combined with a lead tillage tool for enhanced ...

A small seed hopper, levelling boards and a “traction control” system to improve tractor grip are some of the new options available for Pottinger’s 4m to ...