A soil health specialist suggests growers in the Upper Midwest face unique challenges managing cover crops. Maria Teresa Tancredi with Minnesota-based non-profit Conservation Technology Information Center says a shorter growing season is a challenge. “For example, I know that several farmers (during) the fall of ’24 were able to have their cover crops established, but […]
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