Managing Cover Crops Profitably, 3rd Ed.

Acknowledgments

Foreword

Table of Contents

How to Use This Book

Benefits of Cover Crops

Selecting the Best

Building Soil Fertility

Managing Pests

Crop Rotations

Managing Cover Crops in Conservation Tillage Systems

Charts

NONLEGUME COVER CROPS

Overview

Annual Ryegrass

Barley

Brassicas and Mustards

Buckwheat

Oats

Cereal Rye

Sorghum Sudangrass

Winter Wheat

LEGUME COVER CROPS

Overview

Grass/Legume Mixtures

Berseem Clover

Cowpeas

Crimson Clover

Field Peas

Hairy Vetch

Medics

Red Clover

Subterranean Clover

Sweetclover

White Clover

Woollypod Vetch

Producer Profiles

APPENDICES

Appendix A: Testing Cover Crops on Your Farm

Appendix B: Up and Coming Cover Crops

Appendix C: Seed Suppliers

Appendix D: Farming Organizations With Cover Crop Expertise

Appendix E: Regional Experts

Appendix F: Citations Bibliography