PPT-Interactions Between Cover Crops and Wildlife

Ray Wright Research Specialist University of Missouri Columbia Bradford Mission The Bradford Research Center Provides land equipment and facilities for research at the plant soilenvironmental interface through field laboratory settings. of Cover Crops . Soil Erosion, Nutrient and Pesticide Reduction . Bob Broz - Extension Water Quality Specialist. 205 Ag Engineering . brozr@missouri.edu . Environmental Concerns Associated with Agriculture . and. Conservation Tillage. Steve Groff. Holtwood, PA. www.cedarmeadowfarm.com. Cover Crops. Crop rotation. Permanent mulch cover. . Enhancing the Environment. Permanent. . Cover Cropping System. Clare . Lindahl. , Executive Director. Conservation Districts of Iowa. Applied and received funding from the National Wildlife Federation in August, 2013 for the Cover Crop Champion Commissioner Program.. Clare . Lindahl. Executive Director, Conservation Districts of Iowa. Cover bare ground preventing erosion, loss of soil from wind & water. Fixes N, making it available for succeeding cash crop. Keep P & N in your system. Pair up and discuss your 3 ideas for enterprises and . give reasoning . based on your resource evaluation. As . a listener, give feedback. Which enterprise struck you as most feasible initially?. Which enterprise was your partner most excited about?. Commercial Ag Program . Crops Economist. Presentation Objective. I cannot give an answer of whether or not growing cover crops are a good economic decision!. What I can give. Discussion of valuation of benefits. Do cover crops pay?. Objectives. Identify the costs of planting cover crops. Explore the benefits and returns. How do costs and benefits add up?. Long-term and off-farm benefits. Resources for funding. Cover Crops: Are crops planted between main crops to prevent erosion or to enrich the soil.. A Cocktail cover crop is a mixture of different types of plant seeds. . . Seven Benefits of Cover Crops. Two and four . stage . roller can maintain specific adjustable crimping . force that . is independent of operating . speeds. Prototypes are built . Applications. A device to terminate cover crops in a no-till system on a large or small scale farming operations.. Two and four . stage . roller can maintain specific adjustable crimping . force that . is independent of operating . speeds. Prototypes are built . Applications. A device to terminate cover crops in a no-till system on a large or small scale farming operations.. Nitrogen Concentration and Nitrogen Mineralization by Nonleguminous cover crops: Applications to central Oregon cropping systems Crop and Soil Science Department Joshua Neuman Overview Presentation focused on lab incubation of nonleguminous cover crops Session 4 Estimating Nitrogen Credits Outline Factors effecting nitrogen content of cover crop Factors effecting cover crop nitrogen availability to cash crop Major steps to estimating nitrogen credits A cover crop is any plant that has been seeded . in addition to a cash crop in order to gain environmental and economic benefits. . One of the main goals of cover crops in Iowa is to protect the soil when corn and soybeans are not actively growing on the landscape.. COVER CROP IMPACTS ON WILDLIFE, BIRDS AND POLLINATORS . Cover crops impact a wide range of wildlife, birds and invertebrates. Mammals. Songbirds, raptors, and game birds. Herpetofauna. (reptiles and amphibians).