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INDIANA
IN Cover crop seed source information (2011)
Activities and research
Cover crop research, extension, and demonstration activities in Indiana have included using cover crops to recycle nutrients and minimize leaching into tile drains, improve soil quality, reduce erosion, suppress pests, and improve crop yields. Farmer-initiated demonstration sites provide locations for local field days and other educational events. The Indiana NRCS has several programs to assist farmers with implementing cover crops as part of a total conservation and energy system on their farm.
State representative
| Eileen J. Kladivko, Professor Agronomy Department Purdue University 915 W. State St. West Lafayette, IN 47907-2054 Phone: 765-494-6372 Fax: 765-496-2926 E-mail: kladivko@purdue.edu |
Dr. Eileen J. Kladivko is Professor of Agronomy at Purdue University, where she teaches and does research in soil physics, soil biology, and soil management. Her overall research focus has been to identify soil management systems that improve environmental quality and promote agricultural sustainability. Specific research areas have included the impacts of tile drainage on crop yields and nitrate losses to surface waters; the interactions of earthworms, soil management, and soil physical properties; conservation tillage and cover crops for soil quality improvement; and preferential flow of chemicals through soils.
For more information please visit: http://www.agry.purdue.edu/staffbio/ejkbio.htm
Other contacts in Indiana
Keith Johnson
Forage specialist
Agronomy Department
Purdue University
915 W. State St.
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2054
phone: 765-494-4800
E-mail: johnsonk@purdue.edu
Barry Fisher
State Agronomist
Natural Resources Conservation Service
6013 Lakeside Blvd
Indianapolis, IN 46278-2933
Phone: 317-290-3200 ext. 350
E-mail: Barry.Fisher@in.usda.gov
Indiana Conservation Tillage Initiative: www.agry.purdue.edu/cti
MCCC Report
Links
- Indiana Seeding Calculator
- Indiana electronic Field Office Technical Guide (eFOTG): Conservation Practice Standard for Cover Crops
- Purdue University Extension: Cover Crops
- Cover crops following the Summer 2012 drought- Eileen Kladivko
- Cover crops for modern cropping systems- Eileen Kladivko
- Cover crops for nitrogen management- Eileen Kladivko
- Cover crops for prevented planting acres- Eileen Kladivko
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