Get the Dirt on Soil Ecology with Dr. Jill Clapperton
In the spring 2016 issue of the Practical Farmer new member Steve Plate mentions Jill Clapperton’s presentation at our 2015 annual conference as being instrumental to his adopting cover crops on his farm near Rose Hill in Mahaska County. Dr. Clapperton spoke of the benefits to soil microorganisms that cover crops can provide to cropping systems.
Image courtesy of Jill Clapperton.
“After seeing Dr. Jill Clapperton present about the benefits of cover crops at the conference [in January 2015]… I was ready to try it for myself.”. –Steve Plate from the article “Covering Mahaska County” in the spring 2016 issue of the Practical Farmer.
Steve Plate in his cover crop on May 5, 2016 near Rose Hill in Mahaska County. The cover was terminated on April 26 with soybeans planted 9 days later.
You can view Dr. Clapperton’s presentation, “Get the Dirt on Soil Ecology,” from our 2015 annual conference below.
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