EPISODE · Jul 1, 2020 · 21 MIN
Cover Crop Profitability
from Purdue Commercial AgCast · host Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture
Utilizing cover crop treatments can have significant agronomic benefits for a farm. However, implementing this technology introduces additional costs. On this episode, Purdue agricultural economists Brady Brewer and Ph.D. student, Megan Hughes, evaluate the relationship between applied nitrogen and corn yield, and how this relationship is impacted by introducing three different species of cover crops: annual ryegrass, cereal rye, and an oat/radish blend. The article referenced in this episode can be found at https://purdue.ag/covercropprofit.
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Utilizing cover crop treatments can have significant agronomic benefits for a farm. However, implementing this technology introduces additional costs. On this episode, Purdue agricultural economists Brady Brewer and Ph.D. student, Megan Hughes, evaluate the relationship between applied nitrogen and corn yield, and how this relationship is impacted by introducing three different species of cover crops: annual ryegrass, cereal rye, and an oat/radish blend. The article referenced in this episode can be found at https://purdue.ag/covercropprofit.
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