Farmer Case Study: Using Wheat as a Cover Crop & Managing Nitrogen Tie-Up June 20, 2023 Grow IWM “We are in Palmer amaranth country down here,” as Cumberland, Virginia farmer Anthony Beery puts it. Beery, who grows row... Read More
How Does Planting Green Affect Herbicide Use, Soil Moisture & More? June 8, 2023 Grow IWM The practice of planting green into a living cover crop stand can be a great tool for suppressing weeds, but it comes with a lot... Read More
How to Use “Many Little Hammers” to Manage Waterhemp May 30, 2023 Grow IWM It’s time to catch weeds by surprise. They know our herbicide habits pretty well, but what if farmers could start targeting... Read More
Narrow Rows & Cover Crops Boost Weed Control in Soybeans May 23, 2023 Grow IWM If your soybean herbicide program needs a new wingman or two, Justine Fisher has two suggestions: cover crops and narrow soybean... Read More
Research Deep Dive: How to Suppress Palmer Amaranth with Cover Crops May 16, 2023 Grow IWM Should you plant brown or green into cover crops? Roll your cover or leave it standing? How much biomass do you need? These are... Read More
New Tool Explores Available Cover Crop Incentive Programs May 9, 2023 Grow IWM A growing number of programs exist to reward and incentivize farmers for using cover crops. But finding and understanding them... Read More
How to Sample Cover Crop Biomass April 21, 2023 Grow IWM What are you getting out of your cover crop? Knowing how much of each cover crop species is growing in your field is the first... Read More
Planting Green: Do Higher Cover Crop Seeding Rates Improve Weed Suppression? April 11, 2023 Grow IWM The idea that increasing cover crop seeding rates will increase the cover crop’s biomass and weed suppressive benefits is a... Read More
Farmer Forum Recap: Cover Crop Termination April 4, 2023 Grow IWM In GROW’s first Farmer Forum of the 2023 season, a panel of farmers from Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Virginia shared their... Read More