David Whitwam with Whitwam Organics joined Good Day to explain the benefits of “cover crops,” including improving the soil and controlling weeds in your garden.

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Cover crops and reduced tillage practices are viewed ... pearl millet, and spring triticale. Each variety also has county-specific seeding guidelines which were updated with the most recent ...

Cover crops and reduced tillage practices are viewed as important ... Japanese millet, pearl millet, and spring triticale. Each variety also has county-specific seeding guidelines which were updated ...

He always plants a cover crop. “As our crop deteriorates, ripens and matures, we still have a living plant growing and feeding the soil,” Strebchuk said. He began planting a winter triticale or winter ...

A Wisconsin farmer says it’s worth the extra effort to manage and harvest triticale as a cover crop he can harvest for his dairy cows. Joe Bragger from Independence, Wisconsin says, “I’m a real firm ...

Iowa farmers who seeded cover crops this fall may have to wait until spring before ... “This year I’m seeding triticale and rye as well as some tillage radishes.” Given this year’s dry conditions, he ...