About 800-thousand acres of Missouri farmland are planted to
cover crops in cost-share programs. Charles Ellis, field specialist with MU
Extension, says that’s a small percentage of the millions of acres planted to
corn and soybeans in Missouri but it’s making a difference.
Ellis tells Brownfield Ag News, “Soybeans are a pretty good
fit when you’re planting soybeans into a cover crop. When you’re planting field
corn into a cover crop that survives in winter there’s more management
challenges there to make sure you maintain yield of that corn crop.”
Ellis says Extension’s Strip Trial results across the state are showing environmental benefits of cover crops.
Continue reading Missouri cover crop update at Brownfield Ag News.
