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Living mulches in organic corn

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March 20, 2026
Living Mulches in Organic Corn with Ben Brockmueller | Field, Lab, Earth Podcast #142
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Organic farming is a rich and rewarding challenge for farmers, but without the use of herbicides and other conventional methods, weed suppression can be a problem. Cover crops functioning as living mulches can be one way to overcome this challenge, but what works in one crop may not necessarily work in another. In this episode of the Field, Lab, Earth podcast, we discuss cover crop management in corn as a means of weed suppression. 

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