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Making the Most of Cover Crop Mixtures

Last Modified: April 22, 2013

Making the Most of Cover Crop Mixtures
Cover crops are an important tool that farmers can use to generate benefits and services on the farm and for society, including improved soil health, nutrient supply to cash crops, weed suppression, insect pest management, forage production, pollinator resources, and clean water and air. There are many different cover crop species to choose from, and each cover crop species has different abilities to provide the services described above. Planting a mixture of cover crop species is one strategy that can be used to enhance and diversify the benefits that a cover crop provides. This article by Charlie White, Pennsylvania State University Extension, will describe some of the basic concepts to consider when planning a cover crop mixture, such as meeting different farm management objectives, selecting complementary species, and methods for establishing cover crop mixtures.

Making the Most of Cover Crop Mixtures (pdf; 208KB)

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The revised Fungicide "Cheat Sheet" for Alternaria Leaf Spot and Head Rot in Broccoli and Other Cole Crops, 2023 is now available. It includes:
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Agricultural Water Testing Drop-Off Sites in WNY

If you are curious about the quality of your irrigation ponds, streams, wells, or other surface water source, water testing is an important tool to consider. Water testing that provides meaningful results requires a quantified generic E. coli test or an Enumeration E. coli test. The Enumeration test provides test results as in numbers of (bacterial) colony forming units (CFU or most probable number MPN). Having a number allows you to track the results with a comparable baseline. Each water source should be tested 3-4 times a season and do this each growing season.

Water testing drop-off sites have been set up in a number of locations across the region by Lozier Environmental Consulting in Rochester. Water test sample bottles, forms, and information are available at each site. 
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