Thumb area farmer sees cover crop benefits

Thumb area farmer sees cover crop benefits

A Michigan farmer has spent 15 years keying in cover crop mixes for the commodities he grows.

Jeff Schluckbier farms 7,500 acres of corn, dry beans, sugarbeets, and wheat across Tuscola and Sanilac Counties with his cousins.

“We can get on it quicker in the springtime, when we get the big rains in the summertime instead of water sitting around for hours it sits around for minutes, and the tile works better,” he shares.