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Cover Crop Topic Room: Miscellaneous

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Role of Cover Crops in Converting Perennial Pasture to Vegetable Ground

Type: North Central SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product

In West Branch, Iowa, Scattergood Farm converted pasture from perennial alfalfa and clover to vegetable...

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Pages from Winter Annual Weed Suppression in Rye–Vetch Cover Crop Mixtures

Winter Annual Weed Suppression in Rye–Vetch Cover Crop Mixtures

Type: North Central SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product

Zachary Hayden received an NCR-SARE Graduate Student Grant to evaluate the relative effects of rye,...

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Pages from 947932Cover Crop Effect on Following Cash Crop Yield

Winter Rye Cover Crop Effect on Cash Crop Yields

Type: North Central SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product

Cover Crops are an important addition to any farming system to improve soil quality and decrease soil...

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Also, visit SARE's database for reports on these research projects:

Dig deeper into cover crops research: SARE has funded hundreds of research and education projects related to cover crops since 1988. This topic room features only a glimpse into SARE's entire portfolio of cover crop research. To discover more, visit SARE's database of projects and conduct full text or advanced keyword searches.

Managing Cover Crops Profitably, 3rd Edition

Type: Book

MCCP3

Managing Cover Crops Profitably explores how and why cover crops work and provides all the information needed to build cover crops into any farming operation.

Published: 2007
Pages: 244

Online Version: Free

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Farmers Say Cover Crops Work

SARE-CTIC CC Survey Report Cover

During the fall of 2012, corn yields increased 9.6% when planted after a cover crop, compared to side-by-side fields with no cover crops, and soybean yields improved 11.6% following cover crops. Because of this, and witnessed improvements to soil and water quality, farmers across the Midwest are rapidly expanding their cover crop acreage.

Learn more about farmers' experiences with cover crops in the 2012-2013 Cover Crop Survey. Read a summary or download the full report.

 

Other Cover Crops Resources

The following organizations offer excellent cover crops resources:

MCCC logo

The Midwest Cover Crops Council has extensive information on cover crops for Midwestern farmers, including species descriptions, selector tools, innovator profiles, Extension material and more.

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The eOrganic Community of Practice maintains a collection of articles, videos and webinars on organic research, production and certification. This collection includes a section on cover cropping in organic farming systems.

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"Unlock the Secrets in the Soil" is a national initiative by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service to promote soil's importance as a natural resource and its vital role in agriculture.