Winter Rye Cover Crop Effect on Cash Crop Yields

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Cover Crops are an important addition to any farming system to improve soil quality and decrease soil erosion or nutrient loss. Cover crops are normally planted without the intention of a direct harvest. Rather, they are planted for the multiple benefits they provide to the farmer and the environment. In Iowa, cover crops are usually planted into standing corn or soybean crops or are planted after grain harvest. Farmers are concerned that a winter rye cover crop could negatively impact their cash crop yields.

In this research report from Practical Farmers of Iowa, fall cover crop impacts on corn and soybean yields are summarized.

Want more information? See the related SARE grant(s) LNC09-313, Farmer Field School Approach to Increasing Cover Crop Adoption in Iowa and Minnesota.

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Author: Sarah Carlson, Amber Anderson

Published: 2012

Pages: 3

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