Cover Crop

Resources, tools, and information specific to cover crop production and management.

Cover Crop ICM News Articles

Jul 13, 2021 Considerations when Overseeding Cover Crops
Apr 20, 2021 Termination Timing of Cereal Rye Cover Crop for Improved Weed Control in Soybean
Sep 3, 2020 Water Quality Impacts of Cover Crop Following a Drought
Aug 27, 2020 Cover Crop Options to Consider for Damaged Crops this Fall
Aug 6, 2020 Using Cereal Rye Cover Crop and Narrow-Row Soybean to Manage Herbicide-Resistant Waterhemp
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Cover Crop ICM Blog Posts

Nov 8, 2021 New edition of Cover Crops Field Guide to be released
Aug 4, 2021 I See Dead Plants Podcast now available from ISU Integrated Pest Management
Jul 16, 2021 Most Commonly Used Cover Crops in Iowa
Apr 16, 2021 Corn after a Cereal Rye Cover Crop in 2021
Apr 6, 2021 Does planting green into a rye cover crop affect corn growth and yield?
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Cover Crop Resources

Publications

Websites

Field Specialists

Meaghan Anderson
Meaghan Anderson
Field Agronomist in Central Iowa
(319) 331-0058
Terry Basol
Terry Basol
Field Agronomist in NC Iowa
(641) 426-6801
Joel DeJong
Joel DeJong
Field Agronomist in NW Iowa
(712) 546-7835
Paul Kassel
Paul Kassel
Field Agronomist in NW Iowa
(712) 262-2264
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Joshua Michel
Field Agronomist in NE Iowa
(319) 523-2371
Angie Rieck-Hinz Headshot
Angie Rieck-Hinz
Field Agronomist in NC Iowa
(515) 231-2830
Aaron Saeugling
Aaron Saeugling
Field Agronomist in SW Iowa
(712) 769-2650
Virgil Schmitt
Virgil Schmitt
Field Agronomist in SE Iowa
(563) 263-5701
Rebecca Vittetoe
Rebecca Vittetoe
Field Agronomist in EC Iowa
(319) 653-4811
Michael Witt
Michael Witt
Field Agronomist in WC Iowa
(641) 430-2600

Cover Crop Campus Specialists

Mark Licht
Mark Licht
Assistant Professor, Extension Cropping Systems Specialist
(515) 294-0877