Farms are increasingly utilizing cover crops as a method of managing soil erosion and improving overall soil health. Cover crops are known to have benefits, but they can also have drawbacks in some situations.
The Antigo Silt Loam & Water Producer-led Watershed Protection Group is sponsoring a Community Field Day on June 27 starting at 10:30 a.m. to help farms and non-farm individuals better understand how cover crops can fit into a seed potato production system.
The field day is being hosted by Spychalla Farms, located at N4244 Highway 52, Antigo, and will feature many topics and in-field viewing opportunities.
Specifically, attendees will be able to see the results of six rye and triticale establishment methods that fit into nearly any farm’s methodologies, as well as two cover crop termination methods. Results of long-term monitoring stations’ measures of soil and phosphorus loss from fields within the Antigo Flats will be presented and discussed, along with methods of minimizing these losses. Also, planting methods into standing cover crops, known as planting green, will be a featured discussion topic.
Attendees will be able to ask questions of the host farm, the presenters and for discussion by the group.
The event is free to attend and open to all interested persons. Questions can be directed to Scott Reuss, regional UW-Madison, Division of Extension crops and soils educator, at 715-732-7510, text or call to 715-701-0966, or e-mail scott.reuss@wisc.edu. You can also call the host of the event, James Spychalla, at 715-216-7449.
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