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Cover crops are essential for sustainable crop production. Whenever there is a fallow period between harvest of one crop and planting of the next, you should think about planting a cover.

More unsettled weather is in store for the next several days.

The 1-800 PENN IPM line is designed to provide concise messages on important production and management issues for growers of specialty and field and forage crops including vegetables, cut flowers, small fruit, tree fruit, Christmas trees and all things agronomic. Certain content is also available in Spanish.

Precut rye straw is a good alternative to conventional small grain straw since it is made in late spring and many crops can be planted after it's harvest.

An NDVI sensor is a quick way to non-destructively estimate cover crop biomass N content.

In the last several years, farmers in the northeast and other regions of the US have shown interest in using cover crop rollers for high residue conservation tillage.

We consider the different components of the water balance and how they are affected by our management.

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Your soils and soil structure may determine the crops you can produce.

Use of paraquat dibromide, or paraquat, has been increasing in popularity among agricultural producers. However, this product has safety and handling risks associated with its use.

After you send in your soil sample to the lab you wait patiently for your test results, but when they arrive do you know what it all means?

Nitrogen availability in soils is controlled by a process called the nitrogen cycle. This video explores two pieces of the cycle - immobilization and mineralization.

Learn the life cycle of weeds.

Get up-to-date strategies and detailed herbicide tables for managing weeds in corn, sorghum, soybeans, small grains, and forages across the Mid-Atlantic region.

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No-till and cover crops are essential for healthy soils, but also require some additional management and attention to detail.

If winter manure spreading is absolutely unavoidable, follow these requirements to do it legally.

Fine tuning cereal rye seeding rates: Cash- vs. Cover-crop.

With widespread dry conditions, it is best to wait to plant until you see rain in the forecast.

Cover crops are an essential component of a sustainable farming system. Learn how farmers are using them to protect and build up the soil.

Details rotating perennial pastures with annual crops, grazing cover crops, and grazing crop residue—all of which show promise to improve profit and soil health and increase diversity on crop farms.

A diagnostic tool to measure the extent and depth of subsurface compaction is a penetrometer, or soil compaction tester.

The seed delivery system in drills is not as precise as that used in planters because they use flutes or sponges to meter seed instead of seed singulation.

Cover crops continue to be key for soil health, soil erosion protection, nutrient recycling, weed control and forage provision. But how do dry soil conditions affect planting decisions?

Consider residual activity of burndown herbicides and rotation interval restrictions when seeding cover crops in early fall.