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Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: September 4, 2026

By Mackane Vogel posted on September 4, 2026

This Week's Lineup:

Seeding Rate Decision Making for Cover Crops
The Living Soil — What 5 Soils & A Rainfall Simulator Reveal About Soil Health
Cover Crop Planting Methods for Vegetable Farmers
2026 National Cover Crop Survey — What's New with Cover Crop Data & Trends
Weed Management Tools, Timing & Other Cover Crop Tips

Covers are Integral for Vegetable Growers

October 30, 2020 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Growing Produce

Cover crops can be integral to a vegetable grower’s production cycle for a number of reasons, including soil erosion reduction, weed control, and more. A new research project backed by USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) aims to dig a little deeper by quantifying the nitrogen cycling benefits of cover crops across different organic vegetable production systems in Florida. Read more in this article from Growing Produce.

[Podcast] Improving Soil Health In Vegetable Production With Cover Crops

Using cover crops is a way to protect the soil and mitigate soil loss, says Pennsylvania cover crop expert Steve Groff, and that includes in vegetable production. (Courtesy of Cover Crop Innovators)

April 29, 2020 | Posted in Soil Health

Using cover crops is a way to protect the soil and mitigate soil loss, says Pennsylvania cover crop expert Steve Groff, and that includes in vegetable production. (Courtesy of Cover Crop Innovators)

Research Trials Examine Potential Benefits of Cover Crops in Watermelon Production

July 26, 2019 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: University of Arkansas Extension

Researchers with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture are conducting experimental trials that may help the state’s watermelon growers improve their yields while improving the soil and reducing pest pressure, according to a press release from University of Arkansas Extension.

[Video] Organic Crop Rotation & Cover Crops

July 23, 2019 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Larry Thompson rotates a diverse array of 30 to 40 warm- and cool-season crops on small plots across his 120-acre organic farm. He sells all of his produce directly to consumers through farm stands. His father started the farm in 1947, and he has been growing cover crops since the 1960s.