Posted by andy r on November 16, 2013 at 13:12:29 from (75.91.149.15):
In Reply to: Cover Crops posted by bill in colo on November 16, 2013 at 10:36:40:
A good number of acres of cover crops were seeded in my county/neighborhood in Eastern Iowa this fall. It is sort of the 2nd and 3rd year for doing it. One neighbor has been highlighted either in Wallaces Farmer or Successfull Farming with step by step photos and captions. I think they put down cover crops on every acre and they farm a few thousand I would assume. So, their lead has motivated others. This area would be the northern part of Washington County south of Iowa City. Primary benefits are 1) less soil erosion, 2) adding organic matter, 3) bringing nutrients upward and holding them, 4) soil tilth, and 5) fewer weed problems. I will probably try it in the future. I farm by myself so it is hard to get everything done you want to do. Some of this particular neighbor's fields already look like spring pastures following this past years corn or beans.
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