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Are you interested in growing Food Plots and don’t know where to start? Or maybe you’ve been growing Food Plots for years and have made some observations in your soil that you’d like to learn more about. Well, here’s your chance to ask Dr. Grant Woods of Growing Deer and Keith Berns of Green Cover your soil health and food plot management questions. Join us this Thursday, August 29th at 7pm for great conversation full of valuable expertise. Register at https://zurl.co/h9yi #soilhealth #regenerativeagriculture #growingdeer

One of our customers shared this beautiful photo of a momma cow and her calf. She delivered her calf completely unassisted while grazing in a field of cover crop triticale and hairy vetch and has been grazing cover crops ever since. Quote from the customer "All I did was give them a clean, green, sanitary environment, otherwise, they were on their own. A cow can do a nice job raising a calf when she isn't on drugs. " #Covercrops #regenerativegrazing #soilhealth

Mung beans are known for being an easily digestible and nutritious legume but they also make for a great cover crop! Excellent drought and heat tolerance make this nitrogen fixer ideal for summer plantings in low rainfall and extreme environments. When comparing price per pound to cowpeas, mung beans will cost more but their small seed size means you get many more seeds per pound. This plant is quick to grow and is a big biomass producer, making it ideal for weed suppression and high palatability makes it a great addition to any summer grazing mix. Plant mung beans with at least 60 days before frost to get the best bang for your buck! https://zurl.co/KJRl

NEBRASKA SOIL HEALTH FIELD DAY - WEDNESDAY, AUG . 28, 2024 8.30 a.m. Registration – Program 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. University of Nebraska Eastern Nebraska Research, Extension & Education Center 1071 County Road G / Ithaca, Nebraska Complementary Registration - thanks to support from USDA-TOPP and USDA-SARE SOIL HEALTH TOPICS Cover Crop Species Selection In-field Soil Health Assessment Equipment demos Prairie Strips Pre-registration required one week before the clinic date. All registrants will be sent a confirmation email and finalized schedule. The University of Nebraska is not responsible for any expenses incurred by registrants. Fees: No fee for registrants. The fee for this training is covered by grant funds from: USDA- SARE and USDA-Transition to Organic Partnership Program. The training will be held rain or shine (bring rain gear). To Register Online Go To: https://zurl.co/syTl (402)472-2966 or extevents@unl.edu 3 CCA Credits - 1 Soil & Water, 1 Crop Mgt., 1 Sustainability

The time following wheat harvest presents an opportunity to incorporate cover crops. With recent rains in June and early July across many parts of Kansas, there is potential to grow a cover crop for substantial biomass production, which could also be a source of forage for livestock. Read more on Cover Crops Grown post-wheat here, https://zurl.co/4knI

One of the six soil health principles we often talk about is to maximize diversity. If there's ever a time for maximum diversity in a cover crop mix, now is that time. The hot summer temps are still dominating, yet days are noticeably shorter, and warm night temps will quickly give way to cooler crisper evenings. This weather pattern creates a perfect environment for a highly diverse mix of warm and cool season cover crops. Read more on Using Warm and Cool Season to Maximize Diversity by Kate Smith here: https://zurl.co/wumW

Sometimes we like to get a little goofy here at Green Cover but that doesn't mean we're not serious about offering the best prices. A bumper crop for us means huge savings for you! At Green Cover we contract grow over 60% of our cover crop seed inventory so that we can ensure our customers receive the highest quality seed possible. Our growers had excellent harvests this year which allows us to offer huge price drops! If you're considering planting a cover crop mix this fall there's still time to take advantage of these excellent prices on several cereals including Elbon Cereal Rye, Hazlet Cereal Rye, 813 Triticale, Forage FX 1001 Winter Triticale and Rushmore Oats. Reach out today and our team will put together the right cover crop for your goals 402-469-6784. And shoutout to Jakin Berns for the great stunt doubling 🤪 #covercrops #covercropping #regenerativeagriculture #soilhealth