www.sare.org publications building-soils-for-better-crops cover-crops Ch 10. Cover Crops ...which are more comprehensively discussed in a companion book by the same publisher, SARE, titled Managing Cover Crops Profitably. Purposes of Cover Crops The term “cover crop” refers generally to...
www.sare.org publications building-soils-for-better-crops diversifying-cropping-systems Ch 11. Diversifying Cropping Systems ...cover crop cover crop Spring cover crop cover crop Summer cover crop cover crop Fall cover crop brassicas 10 Winter cover crop cover crop Spring flowers, melons, corn, cukes potatoes...
www.sare.org publications building-soils-for-better-crops analyzing-your-soil-and-crop Ch 21. Analyzing Your Soil and Crop ...crimson clover/oat mix), to provide nitrogen to cash crops. Develop a good rotation so that all the needed nitrogen will be supplied to nonlegumes between the rotation crops and cover...
www.sare.org publications building-soils-for-better-crops management-of-nitrogen-and-phosphorus Ch 19. Management of Nitrogen and Phosphorus ...are minimal. Reduce tillage. Use cover crops. Include perennial forage crops in rotation. Balance farm imports and exports once crop needs are being met. Cover crops combined with minimal or...
www.sare.org publications building-soils-for-better-crops integrating-crops-and-livestock Ch 12. Integrating Crops and Livestock ...Summer crops No cover crop 0.15 0.2 0.2 Cover crop harvested 0.15 0.2 0.2 Cover crop as green manure 0.5 0.45 0.4 *The nitrogen availability factor is the N fertilizer...
www.sare.org publications building-soils-for-better-crops ch-9-managing-for-high-quality-soils-and-focusing-on-organic-matter-management Ch 9. Managing for High-Quality Soils and Focusing on Organic Matter Management ...because of accelerated decomposition or erosion. Cover Crops for Organic Matter and Soil Health Management Using cover crops to maintain living plants in the field for as much of the...
www.sare.org publications building-soils-for-better-crops putting-it-all-together Ch 24. Putting It All Together ...shallow-rooted cover crops, bio-drilling cover crops, fresh organic matter Shallow-rooted cover/rotation crops, avoiding traffic on wet soils, controlled traffic, physical decompaction— loosening High subsurface density Targeted deep tillage (zone building,...
www.sare.org publications building-soils-for-better-crops minimizing-tillage Ch 16. Minimizing Tillage ...Rodale Institute in Pennsylvania have developed innovative cover crop management equipment that facilitates growing row crops in a no-till system. An annual or winter annual cover crop is rolled down...
www.sare.org publications building-soils-for-better-crops compaction Ch 15. Addressing Compaction ...cover crops (left), evaporation losses are low after the surface dries. With cover crops (right), water is removed from deeper in the soil because of root uptake and transpiration from...
www.sare.org publications building-soils-for-better-crops soil-health-plant-health-and-pests Ch 8. Soil Health, Plant Health and Pests ...with perennial forages, and by growing cover crops, which also helps to maintain continual presence of living roots in soil. Chapters 10 (cover crops), 11 (rotations), 16 (reduced tillage) Maximize...