Reduce nitrate losses, improve soil health, increase corn yield in dry years, and may reduce slug damage to seedlings in a corn-soybean system
Practical Implications for Farmers and Growers: Making Cover Crop Mixtures Flourish to Help Your Farm Thrive
Even if you want a flourishing mixture of cover crops on your farm, how can you achieve that, rather than just planting a mix but ending up with a monoculture?
Practical Implications for Farmers and Growers
Cover cropping provides several benefits to agricultural ecosystems, from nutrient retention to soil protection to improved soil fertility.
Nitrogen loss from farmers’ fields is an economic loss to the farm and an environmental concern.