Fall Cover Crop Termination vs. Planting Green on a Clay Soil in Haldimand, Ontario

Follow an on-farm corn trial in the 2021 growing season on a silty clay soil in Haldimand county, Ontario. The farmer, Matt Beischlag of Beischlag Farms Inc., explains his rationale for trying overwintering cover crops, his impressions of the corn across different treatments and shares his advice for other growers considering overwintering cover crops before corn.
Jake Munroe, Soil Management Specialist (Field Crops) with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, provides his in-field observations on crop seeding depth, early season soil moisture, plant stands and crop growth over a series of visits.
For final trial results visit: fieldcropnews.com/2023/03/fal....
Note: reference is made to control of crimson clover. For more information on effective control of crimson clover by herbicides, visit: Getting An Effective Cover Crop Kill (www.striptillfarmer.com/artic....
Video shooting and editing by Holly Ivany.

[@joshnasielski]

Informative video, thanks for sharing

[@ericvermeulen9853]

How did you terminate the cover crop?

[@01mustang05]

Isn't it obvious? It should be; plus it was said around the 3 and a half minute mark that it was "SPRAYED".

[@brendengood482]

Why strip till? Could you notill?

[@01mustang05]

In "silty clay soil", one could "notill", if the soil was good and a cover crop was laid over and/or on top of the majority of the soil. And they tilled the one part because they only cared about stopping or slowing down erosion; plus maybe they tilled the cover crop instead of spraying to terminate it; maybe, these people don't sound to smart.

[@01mustang05]

The practices depicted don't seem all that good at all; I'm kinda disappointed kids are going along with this crap, especially when so many others have clearly shown how to benefit from cover crop practices - other than just to stop or slow down "erosion".
And I think it's ridiculous that corn seeds were planted in a standing cover crop that was not laid down to protect the soil from drying out and the seed not covered and left in an open trench.
And spraying with chemicals still, like come on, enough already, that's dumb for the most part - if you want to really benefit from real cover crop practices that are supposed to cover the ground in the hot summer!
smh