I grew up on a small corn and soybean farm in Crawford County, IL. I enjoyed growing up on the farm and helping in the summers. I appreciated the lessons it taught me about making do with what you have and the valuable lessons you can only learn from manual labor. While I decided to leave the family farm for college, I was able to stay connected to agriculture through my education, majoring in Agricultural Engineering at the University of... Read More →
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Agronomy: Free Cover Crops 101 Video Series Available on YouTube
February 26, 2015
The Illinois Council on Best Management Practices (C-BMP) has introduced a series of four videos to help answer common questions about working with cover crops. The videos feature Mike Plumer, cover crop specialist with C-BMP, and focus on cover crop topics such as how to get started, pros and cons of the practice, when to start planning and cover crop choices for Illinois farmers. View the videos below or on the C-BMP YouTube channel.
How to Get Started with Cover Crops
Pros & Cons of Cover Crops
When to Start Planning for Cover Crops
Cover Crop Choices for Illinois Farmers
This content was originally produced by the Illinois Council on Best Management Practices (C-BMP). The mission of the C-BMP is to assist and encourage adoption of best management practices to protect and improve water quality in Illinois. Learn more.
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