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Green Lands Blue WatersNov. 22, 2013
Matt RuarkUW-Madison
Tom KasparUSDA-ARS
Ryan StockwellNWF
Jill SackettUMN Extension
COVER CROPS: UPDATE ON THE
MIDWEST COVER CROPS COUNCIL &
CURRENT ISSUES
Activities of the Midwest Cover Crops Council
State-level Nutrient Reduction Strategies
Industry & USDA funded researchNational Wildlife Federation
2013 UPDATE
MWCCC WEBSITE
21,276 unique visitors33,973 total visits108,175 page views123 countriesAll 50 states
383 users on Listserv233 likes on Facebook
Number of hits
COVER CROP SELECTOR TOOL
Field crop selector tool3,001 visits2,211 unique visitors42 countries
Vegetable crop selector tool1,334 visits1,138 unique visitors27 countries
Expansion – northeastern US, eastern Canada
COVER CROP SELECTOR TOOL
26,841 copies printed$5 each
https://ag.purdue.edu/agry/dtc/Pages/CCFG.aspx
COVER CROP FIELD GUIDE
Making Sen$e with Cover Crops Workshop
February 28 & March 1, 2013 – London, ON
http://www.mccc.msu.edu/MCCCmeeting.html
2013 MCCC MEETING
NATIONAL CONFERENCE IN OMAHA
COVER CROPS & STATE LEVEL NUTRIENT REDUCTION STRATEGIES
COVER CROPS & STATE LEVEL NUTRIENT REDUCTION STRATEGIES
Corn-CAPwww.sustainablecorn.orgDairy-CAPwww.sustainabledairy.org
COVER CROPS AS PART OF USDA AFRI-CAP GRANTS
Understanding cover crop use in soybean production systems
PI: Dale Mutch, coPI: Dean BaasCo-investigators:
Eileen Kladivko – Purdue University Shaun Casteel – Purdue University Tom Kaspar – USDA-ARS Don Wyse – Univ. Minnesota Jim Hoorman – Ohio State Univ. Richard Hoormann – Univ. Missouri David Clay - SDSU Sharon Clay - SDSU Matt Ruark – Univ. Wisconsin
NORTH CENTRAL SOYBEAN RESEARCH PROGRAM
Research objectives: Conduct surveys and interviews with soybean
farmers (cover crop users and non-users) about cover crop use and determine what information farmers need.
Collaborate with MCCC members and other interested researchers to develop a management guide for cover crop use & soybean production.
Assess and prioritize future research needs to increase cover crop use in soybean production for the North Central Soybean Research Program.
NORTH CENTRAL SOYBEAN RESEARCH PROGRAM
Hiring of Sarah CarlsonWashington DC Fly-InCover crop championsAddressing cover crop and crop insurance
issues
NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION
2013 Prevent PlantIncrease in aerial seedingFuture of MCCC leadership
OTHER BIG ISSUES