In this first video of National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT)'s "Soil for Water: Cover Cropping in the Arid-West" series, NCAT sustainable agriculture specialist, Rex Dufour, introduces reasons why adopting cover crops might be a good idea. He goes into detail about things to take into consideration before planting as well as the different groups and characteristics of cover crops.Check out Cover Cropping in the Arid West, Part 2: An Overview on Cover Crops.
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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