Be involved in agriculture's 'cover up'

Jane Fyksen 715-683-2779
Jan 29, 2018
Jan 29, 2018 Updated Jan 30, 2018

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The UW-Marshfield Agricultural Research Station is increasingly focused on cover crops and no-till planting. Assistant Superintendent Jason Cavadini takes to the field to see how cover crops overwintered.

Jane Fyksen/Agri-View

Red clover planted in V4 corn grows at the time of corn harvest at the UW-Arlington Agricultural Research Station. More needs to be learned about using clover as a cover crop in a corn-on-corn rotation.

Dan Smith/University of Wisconsin Nutrient and Pest Management Program

Red clover cover crop on the University of Wisconsin-Arlington Agricultural Research Station grows in 2016 in the understory of winter wheat, near the time of wheat harvest.

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Jane Fyksen 715-683-2779

Farmers and crop researchers are in cahoots on a “cover up” going on in Wisconsin.

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Jane Fyksen writes about crops, dairy, livestock and other agricultural topics; she is the crops editor for Agri-View based in Wisconsin. Email Jfyksen@madison.com to contact her.