Mar 14, 2018
On today’s episode: an update on K-State field studies of the benefits of cover crops in a no-till wheat-sorghum-soybean crop rotation — both legume and non-legume cover crops were tested; this week’s “Stop, Look and Listen” from Gus van der Hoeven…
Agriculture Today is a daily program featuring Kansas State University agricultural specialists and other experts examining ag issues facing Kansas and the nation. It is hosted by Eric Atkinson and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast.
00:00:00 – Benefits of Cover Crops: K-State cropping systems agronomist Kraig Roozeboom provides an update on the benefits of cover crops as part of a no-till wheat-sorghum-soybean crop rotation, based on long-running K-State field studies of various cover crop types planted following wheat and ahead of grain sorghum.
00:011:29 – Benefits of Cover Crops (Part 2): K-State cropping systems agronomist Kraig Roozeboom goes over the legume and non-legume cover crops they tested and how they impact nitrogen and soil water availability for the following sorghum crop.
00:22:58 – "Stop, Look and Listen": K-State's Gus van der Hoeven presents "Stop, Look and Listen", his weekly commentary on rural Kansas.
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