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A study looking at the impact of winter cereal rye on crop yield and soil 12 Iowa farms from 2008-2019.
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Discussing a new conservation practice with your tenant can be challenging. To help begin the conversation, we created a new publication series with talking points and relevant research findings about specific conservation practices.
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This Field Day Toolkit is the product of Iowa Learning Farms’ many years of planning and hosting field day events across the state of Iowa. While ILF utilizes many different outreach approaches, the importance of farmer-to-farmer interactions cannot be overstated. Field days do matter.
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This study was conducted at six ISU research farms and the project compared three treatments: single species, mixture, and no cover crop.
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The project compared three different seeding techniques: above and below crop canopy using a high clearance interseeder and drilling after harvest.
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Iowa State University Extension publication.
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A quick-read of cover crop terms and their meanings.
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An "infographic" for a quick overview of cover crops in Iowa.
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A study estimating the value of retained nutrients and land value from the use of cover crops.
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A case study using rainfall simulation to estimate soil erosion and water infiltration rates in a corn silage/soybean rotation when a cereal rye cover crop is added compared to no cover crop.
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Downloadable recipes for going from soybeans to corn, and from corn to soybeans using cover crops.
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