Rye, clover, radish, and fallow plots in TN Valley. Last year, cotton lint yields were higher for rye compared to fallow, increasing from ~1600 lbs/acre to 1900 lbs/acre. We are beginning to move the needle on SOM after 4 years of cover cropping.

Attended the southern cover crop council SouthernCoverCropsCouncil meeting in Baton Rouge, LA. First in-person meeting that I attended since covid. Audrey Gamble Mike Mulvaney

This winter legume cover crop☘ trial is going out in states across the Southeast in the coming weeks! Stay tuned for more updates from the trial collaborators. Thanks to Audrey Gamble for organizing! #covercrops

Cover crops are coming up! Have you planted your winter covers yet? Planting date is key for good crop establishment but planting windows vary by region. Share where you are for your fall cover crop planting! #covercrops

Planted leftover soybean seed from research plots the last of August. Too late for harvest but made a nice fall cover crop. LSU AgCenter SouthernCoverCropsCouncil Soybean South

Dr. Bagnall recently presented “Case Studies for Predicted Improvements in Plant Available Water from Soil Health Management,” describing research that will assist farmers with building drought resilience through #soilhealth: zcu.io/5oYe. #ACSmtg #SHI

It was great to sit down with UGA Integrated Pest Management and talk cover crops and their impacts on weeds. Southern IPM Center SouthernWeedScienceSociety WSSA GROW.IWM #covercrop Cotton Incorporated SouthernCoverCropsCouncil

Tomorrow, Tuesday, December 14th at the Northeast Research Station in St. Joseph the LSU AgCenter will host a conservation practices field tour. LSU AgCenter SouthernCoverCropsCouncil NRCS Louisiana LouisianaFarmBureau LACotton&Grain

#wintercovercrops #southeast

Rainfall runoff from 2 - side by side fields. One has cover crop & one is bare ground. LSU AgCenter LSUAgCenterOnFarmBMPs SouthernCoverCropsCouncil

Cover crops help reduce soil erosion, no question there! Ever wondered why #CoverCropsWork? Check out this article: ow.ly/Kap650HEBnp OR check out our website! We can tell you why they work and what species to use for your soil health goals! mccc.msu.edu/selector-tool/

Don't miss out on this field day hosted by Alabama Extension on March 3rd! Audrey Gamble

Winter legume covers finally taking off! Crimson clover, hairy vetch, Austrian winter pea, and common vetch pictured. SouthernCoverCropsCouncil

Side-by-side plots. Left is a rye-clover cover crop mix. Right is weedy fallow. After 5 years of cover cropping, the weed population has decreased dramatically under cover crop. Mainly just a bit of ryegrass here and there. SouthernCoverCropsCouncil

Cover crop root display Soil Health Field Day. @carbpires Kansas Corn Soil Microbial Agroecology Lab

These cover crop plots are ready for termination in North Central Arkansas. Stay tuned for results from our regional winter legume cover crop trials! #covercrops

Early registration for the 2023 Southern Cover Crops Council Conference in Baton Rouge, Louisiana is open! Click the link to learn more: sites.google.com/ncsu.edu/scccc…

Are you interested in learning more about cover crops? Register now for the 2023 Southern Cover Crops Council conference at southerncovercrops.org/sccc-conference!

Early registration deadline for the Southern Cover Crops conference in Baton Rouge is rapidly approaching -- Dec. 15! The Feb. 14-15 event gives farmers, crop advisors, Extension & other ag industry professionals the latest info on managing cover crops in the southern region.

Thelma and Mary of OFRF are at the Southern Cover Crops Conference in Baton Rouge, LA learning about cover cropping varieties and strategies specific to the South. SouthernCoverCropsCouncil #Frogsongorganics #Delaterrepermaculturefarm #organicgrowers #covercrops #organicfarming