The Maryland Department of Agriculture is advising rural residents to anticipate a rise in low-flying airplanes, helicopters, and drones through October 10, 2024. Farmers participating in Maryland’s Cover Crop Program are using aerial seeding to plant cereal grains and other qualifying cover crops in their fields to protect local waterways from nutrient runoff and enhance their soil’s health for spring crops. “Aerial seeding is a fast and efficient way to plant cover crops to recover any leftover nutrients from summer crops before they impact local waterways,” said Maryland Agriculture Secretary Kevin Atticks. “Planting fall cover crops early becomes especially important during a drought year, when summer crops cannot use all the nutrients available in the soil. Residents of rural Maryland should anticipate an increase in low-flying aircraft over the next few weeks as critical aerial seeding takes place.” Farmers enrolled in the department’s Cover Crop Program receive grants to plant small grains, legumes, and other cover crops in their fields in the fall. Farmers may incorporate seeds into newly harvested fields or aerially seed them into standing corn, soybeans, or sorghum. Once established, cover crops work all winter to provide a living, protective cover against erosion and nutrient runoff while […]
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