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Best Practices for Managing Cover Crops

Mar 30, 2020

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Video: Best Practices for Managing Cover Crops


2013 PHIICover crops can offer multiple benefits to corn and soybean cropping systems, but they also introduce new management considerations and challenges. Pioneer Field Agronomist Jonathan Rotz discusses some of the main benefits of cover crops including better soil quality, carbon sequestration, stronger root structure. He also gives his advice on cover crop management considerations like burning off cover crops early, seeding rates, and nitrogen usage.