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2 Cover Crops Have Potential to Reduce Nitrate Leaching

November 23, 2020 | Posted in Soil Health
Source: University of Minnesota Extension
Research results from a study led by Extension specialist Fabian Fernandez at the Rosholt Research Farm in Westport, Minnesota show data from 2016 to 2019 for two cover crop systems: winter rye and Kura clover living mulch. The farm is in the Bonanza Valley and has an irrigation system. Read more in this press release from the University of Minnesota.
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University of Minnesota Researchers Developing Winter Camelina as New Cash Cover Crop

November 9, 2020 | Posted in Economics
Source: The Minnesota Daily
Newly planted winter camelina seedlings sprout in little green rows at the University of Minnesota field plots on the St. Paul campus. The winter annual plant is one of 15 breeds University researchers are cultivating to help farmers keep nutrients in their soil, reduce erosion and create a commercially viable product for farmers to sell. Read more in this article from The Minnesota Daily.
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Pennycress Doubles as Cover Crop, Cash Crop

April 3, 2020 | Posted in Soil Health
Source: The Courier (Waterloo, Iowa)
Cover crops are an investment in soil health, but what if they paid off as a cash crop as well? Researchers at the University of Minnesota are aiming for just that as they shape pennycress into a suitable food and fuel product that can fit in with the typical upper Midwest crop rotation. Read more in this article from The Courier (Waterloo, Iowa).
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