Cover crops are an important part of conservation agricultural systems in the southeastern United States. If managed properly, grazing of co...
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Black Oat
Avena strigosa: Black oat is a winter annual cereal that provides great weed control, especially against broadleaf weeds. Plant b...
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Winter Pea
Pisum sativum: Producers should plant winter pea in September. Winter pea grows on a vine, similar to vetch. This cold-hardy, a...
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In this video, Audrey Gamble, an Alabama Cooperative Extension System soil scientist, discusses the importance of cover crop systems in row ...
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Canola/Rapeseed
Brassica napus: Canola/rapeseed is a winter annual. Producers should plant canola between September and early October when ...
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Soil conservation is an important part of conservation cropping systems. There are many benefits for producers who choose to employ soil con...
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Ricky Wiggins discusses soil health stewardship. Wiggins operates Wiggins Farm in Andalusia, Alabama in Covington County. The family farm ha...
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Improved water infiltration is an important element in improving soil health. Better infiltration reduces runoff. Learn more about ways to i...
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Annual cover crops introduce quality forage at opportune times of the year, help to create more diverse farm habitats, and provide opportuni...
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Practices such as prevention of overgrazing and increasing forage species diversity can help livestock producers increase soil health in pas...
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Mitch Lazenby, of Lazenby Farms, discusses soil health stewardship. Lazenby has been farming in Lee County for more than 25 years. He began ...
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Myron Johnson discusses soil health stewardship. Johnson operates Double J Farms, Inc. in Headland, Alabama in Henry County. Johnson said wa...
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