Uploaded September 2016 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Greg Roth (Penn State) presents on behalf of Scott Rushe (Seedway), discussing his take on the future of cover crops, including past and current demand for cover crop seeds (species, mixes, quantities, application situations), and farmer feedback he has heard about performance, cost, and species or traits that are desired but unavailable.
This session was part of Cover Crops for Soil Health, a three-day professional development workshop hosted by Northeast SARE and Delaware State University in March 2016. More information about the event, including all session recordings and slide presentations, is at sare.org/cover-crops-training.
Find more practical information about cover crops at sare.org/cover-crops.
About the Speaker
A graduate of Penn State University with a BS in Agronomy, Scott has been in employed in agriculture all of his life. His employment has taken him from working with West Coast seed companies where he developed distribution of their genetics, worked directly with their seed growers, and evaluated new genetics to his current position with Seedway. At Seedway Scott is responsible for providing technical knowledge to Seedway staff and customers, evaluating and selecting new genetics to market from New England to Florida, collaborating with Universities on research trials, and representing Seedway in numerous professional organizations. Scott has held positions with the Pennsylvania Ag Council, Pennsylvania Forage and Grassland Council, and now serves on the Working Board of the American Seed Trade Association’s Cover Crop Group.
Greg Roth (Penn State) presents on behalf of Scott Rushe (Seedway), discussing his take on the future of cover crops, including past and current demand for cover crop seeds (species, mixes, quantities, application situations), and farmer feedback he has heard about performance, cost, and species or traits that are desired but unavailable.
This session was part of Cover Crops for Soil Health, a three-day professional development workshop hosted by Northeast SARE and Delaware State University in March 2016. More information about the event, including all session recordings and slide presentations, is at sare.org/cover-crops-training.
Find more practical information about cover crops at sare.org/cover-crops.
About the Speaker
A graduate of Penn State University with a BS in Agronomy, Scott has been in employed in agriculture all of his life. His employment has taken him from working with West Coast seed companies where he developed distribution of their genetics, worked directly with their seed growers, and evaluated new genetics to his current position with Seedway. At Seedway Scott is responsible for providing technical knowledge to Seedway staff and customers, evaluating and selecting new genetics to market from New England to Florida, collaborating with Universities on research trials, and representing Seedway in numerous professional organizations. Scott has held positions with the Pennsylvania Ag Council, Pennsylvania Forage and Grassland Council, and now serves on the Working Board of the American Seed Trade Association’s Cover Crop Group.
