Living mulches in organic corn
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March 20, 2026

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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- This episode is based on the Agronomy Journal article, “Mechanical Management Strategies Improve Corn Production in Organically Managed Living Mulch Systems”: https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.70100.
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