cover crops: update on the midwest cover crops council & current issues

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