Effective Cover Crops - Crop and Soil Science - Lecture Slides, Slides of Botany and Agronomy

Download Effective Cover Crops - Crop and Soil Science - Lecture Slides and more Slides Botany and Agronomy in PDF only on Docsity! Effective Cover Crops for No-Till Tillage Systems Farmers Copyright, 1996 © Dale Carnegie & Associates, Inc. Docsity.com Introduction No-Till has been gaining popularity with row crop farmers in the Southeast. Many of these farmers have seen the cost effectiveness of using this cropping system on their farms. Profit margins for traditional row crops have been shrinking over the past several years and No-Till systems helps the farmers by saving them time and money. Docsity.com Winter Weeds • Provides some cover to protect from erosion • Better than nothing • Some winter weeds are hard to kill prior to planting crop • Weeds are producing seeds that will be around a long time • Weeds are using soil moisture and nutrients to grow. Docsity.com Rye • Number 1 choice for cover crop • Seed is readily available and cheap • Provides a good cover • Should be killed early to prevent planting difficulties • Seeding rate-1 1/2 bushels per acre • Drilling into stubble is preferred over harrowing Docsity.com Wheat • Very similar to rye • Provides a good cover • Not as likely to get too big and cause planting difficulties • Seeding rate- 1 1/2 bushels per acre • Drilling into existing crop stubble is preferred over harrowing Docsity.com