Cover Crop Management in Vegetable Systems
Webinar Details
When:
Nov 8, 2016 2:00 pm US/Eastern
Length: 01:04 (hh:mm)
Advance Registration NOT required.
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Presenter(s):
- Eero Ruuttila, Research Farm Manager, Johnny's Selected Seeds, Albion, ME
CEU Credits/Certificate Offered:
- Certificate of Participation
- Conservation Planner (CP) - 1 hour Conservation Planning Credit
Virtual Event Format:
Group Viewing Available:
Participants will learn how cover crops can be used in vegetable production systems to offset the impacts of soil disturbance.
Photo: Johnny's Selected Seeds
Cover crops provide many benefits. These include protecting soil from erosion, building soil organic matter, increasing water infiltration, suppressing soil-borne diseases, and reducing annual and perennial weeds. Opportunities exist for realizing significant income from the sale of cover crop seeds, tendrils, flowers, and leafy greens. Improving soil health in vegetable cropping systems can be difficult due to the use of tillage as a primary means to control weeds and prepare an adequate seedbed. In this session we will look at windows of opportunity for fitting cover crops into vegetable crop rotations, while minimizing tillage and the use of plastic mulches. We will highlight the biological characteristics of Northeastern cover crop species with suggested seeding rates, equipment for establishing and maintaining good cover crop stands, and suggest when to incorporate cover crops to benefit later cash crops. Focus will be placed on using the right cover crops prior to the planned vegetable crop to be planted and use of cover crops during the traditional summer fallow period.
This webinar is presented by the USDA NRCS Soil Health Division.
Disclaimer of Endorsement: Reference herein to any specific commercial products, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government. The views and opinions of the presenter expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government and shall not be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes.
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