Top 10 Ways Cover Crops Build Soil Health - Rob Myers

This presentation will cover the top 10 ways that cover crops can improve soil health. More specifically, information will be provided on how cover crops affect soil biology, organic matter, physical and chemical properties, and overall health. Examples include the role of cover crops with nutrient dynamics, biodiversity, soil aeration and structure, and soil carbon. Connections between crops, livestock, and soil health will be discussed as well how other management practices relate to cover crops and soil health.

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[uziao]

Thank you for this great teaching :) greetings from Brasil ^.^ Soil is meant to be forrest :D

[WillToWinvlog]

Great upload! This confirmed what I suspected!

[thewanderer]

Furrowing the soil was an art we have forgotten, to be able to till part of the land for planting in narrow channels of non tilled land.

[atanashristov]

Any Idea which cover crops to look for Europe.
I can imagene there are different ones with different traits, or maybe some interesting combinations...

[robertreznik]

In this area the soil and sun is to cold to grow cover crops! Cover crops have to take the place of crops that take CO2 from the air. Strip till and no till is what most use here! Putting cattle out is a sure way to lower SOM and cause more water runoff, less to grow plants and roots and more nutrient removal.

[rajendrachoudhary]

Thanks for Video , it explained with details

[joemcglue]

will lawn grass work in similar ways please reply thank you

[susanr]

Read "The Soil Will Save Us", by Kristin Ohlson, a wonderful book. Dr. Myers is familiar with it.

[terrybrunk]

Wheat was a great way to rejuvenate soil in my area, until prices plummeted. Cover Crops are making a push now.

[devinjohnson]

15:35 if the soil was fully saturated (completely wet) wouldn't it retain it's water for a longer period of time?.. I can see how it would help and how it wouldn't, but wouldn't it just depend on the type/quality of the soil and how much regular rainfall/watering happens.. lol that would mean that each farm would need to find out it's own combination of plants.. (no single type or system of planting will work for everyone, every farm is run differently)

[GEMINDIGO]

Apparently worms prefer a cover crop rather than a mulch

[joilsongomes]

after the creation of fast cheap food we decided to say lets feed them we forgot that the earth needs to be fed so it can feed us. spraying shit with planes and having tractors running around doesnt make it.