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Conservation Tillage and Cover Crops
Jeremy SingerResearch AgronomistNational Soil Tilth Laboratory
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NSTL Cover Crop Team Members
• Tom Kaspar and Ben Knutson• Keith Kohler• Dan Jaynes• Tim Parkin
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Outline
• Define conservation tillage and cover crops• Use examples from the scientific literature• Present current research projects
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Conservation Tillage (CT)
• Any tillage and planting system that covers 30 percent or more of the soil surface with crop residue, after planting, to reduce soil erosion by water (CTIC).
• Types of CT include no-tillage/strip-tillage, ridge-tillage, mulch-tillage, and reduced-tillage.
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Cover Crops• Cover crops are planted to provide soil cover,
which can then function to: reduce soil erosion, increase water infiltration, decrease water runoff, conserve soil water, increase soil organic matter, reduce soil compaction, reduce nitrate leaching, supply nitrogen to subsequent crops, suppress weeds, attract beneficial insects, and other functions
• http://www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/ccrop• Managing Cover Crops Profitably, 2nd Ed.,
Sustainable Agriculture Network ($19)
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Erosion Measurements
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After Simulated Rainfall
NO COVER CROP OAT COVER RYE COVER
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Erosion Example
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g m
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Rill Erosion Rates in April Following No-Tillage Soybean
Rye OatControl
Kaspar et al., 2001, J. Soil Water Conserv.
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Nitrate Loss Example
Parkin et al., unpublished data
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Current Research
• To evaluate corn and soybean responses to different cover crops.
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Cover Crops
• Winter annuals – rye, wheat, triticale• Legumes – red clover, alfalfa, birdsfoot
trefoil, kura clover
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196 198 197 197 195183
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bu/a
cre
Compost No Compost
6 yr Average Corn Yield (1999-2004)
IntensiveModerateNo-tillage
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59 5760
5754 56
01020304050607080
bu/a
cre
Compost No Compost
6 yr Average Soybean Yield (1999-2004)
IntensiveModerateNo-tillage
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Cover Crop Reseeding
• Work with annual legumes in the southern USA (crimson clover, berseem clover, arrowleaf clover, subterraneum clover, and big flower vetch.
• In northern locations, winter hardiness is critical.
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Living Mulches
• Reasonably large body of scientific papers published on living mulches (LM). Most LM systems are corn-based.
• We established an LM system in a corn-soybean-forage rotation.
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Summary
• Integrating cover crops and conservation tillage is feasible.
• Economics and additional management currently hinder adoption.
• Future research will address these issues and strive to develop competitive systems that provide similar ecosystem functions.