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Study on Cover Crop Mixtures Delivers Surprising Results

By Johannes Seiler posted on October 27, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Phys.org

Farmers usually plant cover crops after harvesting their main crop. This prevents erosion of the soil and nutrient leaching. The roots of these crops also stabilize the structure of the soil. It had been assumed that a mixture of different cover crops would result in particularly intensive rooting.

Roots, Another Important Aspect of Cover Crops

By Vesh R. Thapa posted on September 26, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: University of Nebraska Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources — CropWatch

Recognizing that the cover crop impact extends beneath the soil’s surface is crucial.

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Planting Cover Crops Before Anyone Knew What a Cover Crop Was

Well, this week we kicked off the 6th annual National Cover Crop Summit which featured more than half a dozen presentations from a variety of great speakers covering several different cover crop related topics.

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