Cover Crops and Corn: Busting Myths and Making Covers Work
Farmer Resource
Featured Speakers:
- Joe Ailts (Deer Park, WI), a consultant, and Cover Crop Coach, discussing nutrient cycling and carbon: nitrogen balance in cover crop systems.
- A.J. Krusemark (Trimont, MN), who integrates cover crops across his family’s farm, sharing experiences with corn following rye and grazing cattle on cover crops.
- Dan Smith (University of Wisconsin-Madison), providing agronomic insights on optimizing corn yields after cover crops in northern climates.
Farmers and agronomists tackle myths and share practical tips on integrating cover crops with corn. Hosted by the Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC), this one-hour session is part of the CTIC/Farmers for Soil Health webinar series.
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