An agronomist says the record warm December in Wisconsin is highlighting the importance of using cover crops. Matt Oehmichen with Short Lane Farm Supply tells Brownfield for fun, he took soil temperature measurements Tuesday. “It’s amazing because on the...
An agronomist says the record warm December in Wisconsin is highlighting the importance of using cover crops.
Matt Oehmichen with Short Lane Farm Supply tells Brownfield for fun, he took soil temperature measurements Tuesday. “It’s amazing because on the soil temps readout, it bottoms out once you get to 34 or 35 (degrees), and in a cover crop field, it stayed at 38 and in a soybean field, it stayed at 37, and that’s like three inches down from the surface.”
And, he says cover crop root samples show the roots grew between Thanksgiving week and Wednesday.
