Early Lessons from Ridgetown’s Long-term Cover Crop Trial for Field Crops
Dr. Dave Hooker and his colleagues have been curious about the value of integrating cover crops into a farming operation in the long term. Click here to keep reading!
Recipes for success with cover crops
In collaboration with the Midwest Cover Crops Council, SOILS AT GUELPH has launched the first installment of a 3-part miniseries called Cooking With Covers. The series explores three keys to success with cover crops, the first being: KEEP IT SIMPLE.
Hold your P! Measuring phosphorus loss from cover crops
Phosphorus is an essential nutrient for plant growth – including the algae that grow in rivers and lakes. When phosphorus is lost from agricultural soils into waterways, it can allow algae to grow rapidly, which causes problems for fish and humans.
Focus on continuous living cover, not adding more crops to rotation, to see soil carbon gains
Diverse crop rotations - those with a greater variety of crops over time – have been recently promoted as a means to conserve or increase of soil organic carbon, a key indicator of soil health. But taking a critical view of this claim, is it supported by science?
Finding the right fungus
Originally posted in Farmtario: https://farmtario.com/crops/finding-the-right-fungus/?module=carousel Do you have fungus? Your fields certainly do, though the varieties vary based on several factors. While tillage levels, rotational diversity and cover crops affect…
The Midwest Cover Crops Council Conference is Returning to Ontario!
After eight years, the Midwest Cover Crops Council Conference is returning to Ontario! Register Here SOILS AT GUELPH is proud to co-host this virtual conference from February 23-25, 2021 alongside…
Photo: Cameron Ogilvie
The economics of cover crops
The impact of cover crops on profit margins is a long-contested subject, but new data from the University of Guelph shows some clear winners and losers.
Soil health and cover crops conference coming winter 2021!
We are excited to announce planning is underway for a conference with the Midwest Cover Crop Council on February 24, 2021!
Rye on May 2, 2019, drilled the previous fall after corn silage at the Elora Crops Research Station (Photo: Jake Munroe)
NEW! Resources for Ontario from the Midwest Cover Crop Council
We are pleased to announce two new resources for Ontario farmers from the Midwest Cover Crop Council! First up: a new-and-improved Cover Crop Decision Tool. Building off the old decision…
