There are no gaps in this undervine cover crop of Coprinellus disseminatus. No gaps is a good thing in a #covercrop. But does an inky cap have the right properties for the vineyard?

Third key to cover crop success: Kill On Time Terminate when plants will kill completely Herbicide: Susceptibility depends on both temperature and growth stage. Time application when both are correct. Don't miss a spot! 10/10

Third key to cover crop success: Kill On Time Always terminate before there is a risk of seed production. Watch mixes closely, any component can become an unwelcome volunteer. 4/10

Third key to cover crop success: Kill On Time To minimize tillage and speed soil warming in spring, terminate just after green-up. 3/10

Third key to cover crop success: Kill On Time Wheat, triticale and rye are at very different stages. At these stages,terminating wheat gives an N credit, rye a big deficit. 2/10

My colleague Johannes Lehmann, is cofounder of the International Biochar Institute. He is quite measured about where it makes a valuable difference. Current research is on how to make it so that it has specific functional properties. youtube.com/watch?v=n-CVGctl…

A wet spring put many PP acres into buckwheat in Yates Co. Terminate #covercrop now an collect insurance or wait till harvest and collect $620 a ton from the mill in town? When do you #killontime? A triticale winter cover can follow either option.

@SoilHealthNY soil health trailer has live demos of how #covercrops and soil management affect infiltration, erosion and siltation. Today at the Soil Health field day in Seneca Falls NY. Plus some big toys for those who remember Empire Farm Days. newyorksoilhealth.org/calend…

At the Cornell @SoilHealthNY field day today in Seneca Falls, #NRCS' soil pit shows that zone tillage provides deep rooting even with a challenging clay subsoil. #covercrops maintain percolation pores and channels in the non-crop season.

A new report from @USDA_ERS on cover crop adoption. ers.usda.gov/publications/pu… shows that cover crop adoption is increasing in regions where there is enough water. Table 6. % of farms using both conservation and #covercrops