This video follows a California grower as he uses cover crops for the first time in his almond orchard working with the National Center for Appropriate Technology and NRCS. His goals when using covers are to improve soil quality and providing habitat for beneficial insects and pollinators.
Cover Cropping in Integrated Farming Systems
Last week we had boots on the ground at the Big Soil Health Event in Cedar Falls, Iowa where agronomist David Kleinschmidt emphasized the importance of considering Carbon to Nitrogen ratios of cover crops and residues.
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