This field has been in continuous no-till for more than 25 years. So the question is "Will cover crops help improve this system?
Read MoreVideo: Cereal Rye & Radish Root Pit in Seed Corn Field
High Clearance seeded Aug 20th, seed corn harvested September 8th. Very dry at seeding, then 1/4 inch of rain, right after seeding and no rain for 2 weeks. It seemed we got germination and then total failure . . . 36 inches roots tell us otherwise . . .
Read MoreVideo: Results of Seeding Cover Crops into Seed Corn
This is a video shot by Dan Perkins of the Jasper County, Indiana SWCD on October 3, 2013. Featured in this video is a mix of oats and radish that were seeded with a high clearance seeder in late August. Although there was very little rain in August, the 46 pounds of oats and 3 pounds of radish per acre look pretty good.
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