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Cover Crops, Other Regenerative Ag Practices Reduce Nitrate Pollution, Costs

By Paul Hammel posted on August 27, 2024 | Posted in Soil Health, Economics

Cover crops and other regenerative ag practices can reduce nitrate pollution in groundwater and rivers, resulting in healthier soil for future generations.

Using Cover Crops to Reduce Nitrate Leaching

September 20, 2021 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: University of Nebraska Extension

Several communities in Nebraska are facing growing concerns of increasing groundwater nitrate concentration in their municipal wells. Growing cover crops during the winter fallow period is one of the best management practices for reducing nitrate leaching and improving soil resilience. Read more in this article from the University of Nebraska.

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Ray McCormick’s Conservation Buffer

Earlier this week we paid another visit to this year’s Conservation Ag Operator Fellow, Ray McCormick in Vincennes, Ind., and one thing about Ray is that even when it’s the “off season,” he’s still thinking ahead for next season.

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