Cover Crops Earn Their Keep With Mike Paustian of Paustian Enterprises & Hickory Grove Cover Crop

Mike Paustian and his family operate a farrow-to-finish hog farm near Walcott, Iowa. They also grow 1,400 acres of row crops, including corn and soybeans, using 100% no-till and cover crops.

“One of the tricky things about cover crops is that a lot of the benefits are most likely accruing over a long period of time,” Mike says. In this video he talks about how he appreciates the expected long-term benefits of cover crops while also evaluating what they’re doing now. Watch to learn more about cover crop management, noted changes to soil health and the constant evaluation and growth that Mike and his family pursue on their farm.