Cover Crops

Learn how you can use cover crops to slow erosion, boost soil health, scavenge and hold nutrients, improve water quality, and control pests, weeds, and diseases. This section outlines the different types of cover crops as well as management tips for planting and terminating.

Living roots, low-input costs

Keeping living roots in the ground year-round is a priority for this Iowa farm. So is earning a profit through a twin-pronged strategy of growing low-input, high-output cash crops.
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Successful Farming TV Show

Low-hour John Deere 9620 RX tractors sell at auction

By Successful Farming TV Show
The hottest piece of machinery today are track tractors. Dave travels to an auction to check out prices on a pair of John Deere 9620 RX tractors.
Low-hour John Deere 9620 RX tractors sell at auction
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Ageless Iron

The genius of a farm boy

By Ageless Iron
How the Model T and the legendary Fordson tractor came to be is testimony to a boy who loved mechanics but loathed labor-intensive chores.
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Short-duration cover crops

After your spring vegetables are picked, don’t leave the soil bare. Plant a cover crop until you’re ready to plant fall veggies. Cover crops have benefits year-round.
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When you mow in a remote area

Tractor Cooler Mount, Sept 2020 AATF When I mow a wooded area a half-mile from my farm, I now have a place to carry needed items with me. I built a small steel shelf that plugs... read more

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