Cover Crop Management with The University of Kentucky’s Dr. Chad Lee

Sean and Andrew are back with the University of Kentucky’s Dr. Chad Lee to chat about all things cover crops and how you can best manage them to improve soil health, water quality and yield potential. The crew discusses: ✅ How to get started using cover crops on your acres ✅ What ideal cover crop biomass looks like ✅ Implementing biologicals within cover cropping systems ✅ Managing erosion, water quality and soil health ✅ Wheat and its role in the cover crop conversation ✅ Why sticking with the process matters Meet the Guests: 🌱Dr. Chad Lee grew up on his family's farm in Ohio and is now an extension professor and agronomist for corn and bourbon grains at the University of Kentucky. Dr. Lee provides statewide leadership in Extension activities related to agronomic management of corn and the small grains used in distilling. Dr. Lee leads applied research and investigates cover crops, crop rotations and other practices that help farmers produce excellent crops and improve their farms over time.    A Penney for Your Thoughts is hosted by Sean Blomgren, agronomist and owner of Blomgren Seed from Boone, Iowa, and Andrew Penney,  plant doctor and Preceon agronomy lead for Bayer Crop Science from Ames, Iowa. We cover all things agronomy and high-yield management, share what we're seeing in the field and bring in trusted voices from the industry to deliver timely, relevant insights that matter to your farm. It's ag talk that just makes cents.   ⭐️ Like what you hear? Leave us a review to help our podcast reach more growers and agronomists like you!   📲 Follow us on social:  Facebook  Twitter/X Instagram  YouTube