Cover Crops Case Studies: Gary Sommers Farm

Posted January 2012

This case study shares the experience of one Wisconsin farmer who has been growing cover crops on his cash grain farm for twenty years. He presents his philosophy of cover crop use, explains what cover crop management practices have and have not worked on his farm, and describes what benefits he sees from growing cover crops. Farmers and researchers can use this information as a starting point to explore how they might develop cover crop systems to meet their own goals.

Cover Crops Case Studies: Gary Sommers Farm (PDF)


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Cates Honored for Service to Agriculture

CIAS staff member Dick Cates, who directs the Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmers, received the Farm and Industry Short Course (FISC) alumni's Service to Agriculture award on January 28. Cates was recognized for his dedication and service to the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Farm and Industry Short Course and Wisconsin's agriculture industry. In addition to directing the School for Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmers, Cates raises grass-fed beef with his wife, Kim, and oversees grazing systems programming in CALS. Congratulations, Dick!

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