Virginia farmers Clay Lowe of Cedar Point Farms, Paul Davis of Davis Produce and Jamie Shenk of Beauregard Farms explain how cover crops are an integral part of their weed management program and how they help improve crop productivity during droughts.

Ever wonder what cows are doing when we're not looking? Watch this cow's-eye-view of cows exploring and chowing down on a cover crop. Cover crops are an exceptional farming tool to build soil health, stop erosion and retain soil moisture. As it turns out, cows are very fond of covers, too.

Scott Shriver hosts a roller-crimper demonstration during a recent Field Day event in Iowa. Shriver also shares tips for those just getting started in roller-crimping.

In this video, K-State Research and Extension agronomist Peter Tomlinson discusses the potential of cover crops to provide nitrogen when they are included in rotations with farm crops.

"Lazy farmer" Mark Legvold, Northfield, MN, discusses how he interseeded cover crops into corn when the corn was about 1 foot tall. Legvold does two things at once by broadcasting cover crop seed using salt spreaders while also applying nitrogen. 

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.

Panel discussion by ranchers and researchers focuses on regenerative grazing - what it is, how it works, and long-term benefits.

Determining how much nitrogen cover crops have captured in your soil is important for knowing how much fertilizer you may need to apply. In this video from University of Minnesota Extension, find out how to estimate how much nitrogen has been captured by cover crops.

This panel discusses the need for coordinating soil health data collection efforts. Innovations in soil health data can help catalyze innovations in healthy soil policy at the state and federal level. Unfortunately, soil health data are often siloed and there is currently limited coordination between public and private sector soil health efforts. This lack of coordination often ends up burdening farmers and ranchers with the arduous role of collecting and reporting different kinds of data for those public and private efforts.