Depending on your needs and the cover crop(s) you plant, you can enhance water retention and infiltration, decrease erosion, amp up organic matter, extend grazing seasons… and so much more.
Let the SDSU Extension team put research-based information to work and help you decide the best cover crop(s) to meet your production goals.
An Excel based spreadsheet for corn, soybean, spring and winter wheat producers.
If the forecast holds true, it looks like it is going to be another year of excessive soil moisture and possible flooding come this spring. The increased level of soil moisture has implications with regards to plant stand establishment as well as root rot and nematode infestations.
SDSU Extension will be hosting an agronomy update on Mar 17 at 10:30 AM CST at the SDSU Extension Regional Center (412 West Missouri Ave., Pierre, SD 57501).