Iowa Secretary of Ag Encourages Farmers with Flood Damage to Plant Cover Crops

By Ariana Schumacher posted on August 14, 2024 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health

Source: Ag Week

On fields without row crops still growing this season, cover crops can be used to protect and rebuild the ground.

Cover Crops Are a Return on Investment

January 27, 2020 | Posted in Economics

Source: Lancaster Farming

Improving water quality is not money down the drain. In fact, conservation practices, like cover crops, can save Pennsylvania farmers money and increase productivity, according to a report released in November by the Environmental Defense Fund and ag consultancy K-Coe Isom. Find out how four Pennsylvania dairy producers used cover crops as one tactic to put more green back in their pockets in this article from Lancaster Farming.

Before-and-After Testing of Cover Crop Efficiency

January 13, 2018 | Posted in Soil Health

The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) has a primary goal of improving water quality by concentrating conservation practices in areas around the Great Lakes known to have water-quality issues.

Immobilizing Nitrogen by Using Cover Crops

March 9, 2016

Source: South Dakota State University Extension

Cover crops can be an effective option to improve water quality in subsurface tile drainage systems, says David Kringen, Extension Water Resources Field Specialist.

Growers Use Chart to Help Choose Cover Crops

June 10, 2015

Source: USDA-ARS

An online tool called the "Cover Crop Chart" is helping U.S. farmers decide which cover crops to plant and is generating interest from growers in other countries.

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