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Updated Midwest Cover Crops Field Guide available

The latest information in planting cover crops is now available.  Purdue University released its second edition of the Midwest Cover Crops Field Guide today.  Eileen Kladivko, Purdue professor of agronomy says the updated field guide will provide information to help farmers better choose appropriate cover crops for their farms and better manage the cover crops they grow.

Updated from the first edition released in 2012, the guide features seven new topics:  Getting started in cover crops; rationale for fitting cover crops into different cropping systems; suggested cover crops for common rotations; cover crop effects on cash crop yields; climate considerations including winter hardiness and water use; adapting seeding rates and spring management based on weather; and “up and coming” cover crops.  In addition there is also more information about herbicide carryover, manure and biosolids applications, and crop insurance issues.

The guide’s second edition is available at Purdue Extension’s The Education Store. Click HERE and then search by the name of the publication or product code ID-433.

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