Multispecies cover cropping has become popular in recent years because of the multiple ecosystem benefits compared with single or double species cover cropping. However, scientific studies on the effects of
Cover crops and grazing under Integrated Crop-Livestock System (ICLS)can impact the rhizosphere nutrient cycling and may have potential to increase the long-term sustainability and economic profitability of agricultural production system.
The USDA/Natural Resources Conservation Service of Mississippi’s Plant Materials Center is testing various cover crop species. Learn more about cover crops and how they can benefit your farm!
Cover crops are crops planted to protect the soil surface during fallow periods. As a conservation practice, cover crops build soil health and enhance system resilience in face of extreme
Residue management with cover crops (CC) can conserve soil moisture and thus has a potential to increase crop yield, but its effectiveness varies significantly by region and cropping system management.
Cover crops can protect soil health and increase climate resilience of crop production systems. Agronomic crop producers in the southern USA often demand information on the best cover crops for
In managed agricultural systems, species can be chosen to ensure that plant mixtures contain functional traits that contribute to achieving agronomic and environmental goals. Moreover, many diversification practices, such as
PFI Cover Crop variety trial including cereal rye, oats, winter wheat, winter barley, hairy vetch, brown mustard, rapeseed, radish, turnips and field pennycress. Small plots established into standing corn &
PFI Cover Crop variety trial including cereal rye, oats, winter wheat, winter barley, hairy vetch, brown mustard, rapeseed, radish, turnips and field pennycress. Small plots established into standing corn &
PFI Cover Crop variety trial including cereal rye, oats, winter wheat, winter barley, hairy vetch, brown mustard, rapeseed, radish, turnips and field pennycress. Small plots established into standing corn &
PFI Cover Crop variety trial including cereal rye, oats, winter wheat, winter barley, hairy vetch, brown mustard, rapeseed, radish, turnips and field pennycress. Small plots established into standing corn &
PFI Cover Crop variety trial including cereal rye, oats, winter wheat, winter barley, hairy vetch, brown mustard, rapeseed, radish, turnips and field pennycress. Small plots established into standing corn &
Multiple studies reported to the Midwest Cover Crop Council showing best practices for cover crop use in North Dakota row crop operations.
Annual forages represent a good feed resource to extend the grazing season into fall and winter, providing a good quality forage for the livestock, allowing more efficient use of rangeland,
Studies were conducted in North Carolina to determine the effect of cereal rye and oat cover crops with or without herbicides on Palmer amaranth density and growth in no-till pickling
There is growing interest in the use of short-season summer annual legumes or grasses as cover crops and green manures in vegetable production systems. Cover crops can provide a significant
Cover crops are the work horses of a vegetable crop rotation. They do the heavy jobs of adding organic matter, supplying nitrogen, and suppressing weeds. However, the biomass these allies
Seed mixes have been developed for their potential soil health benefits for different crops, but there is little information about how the mixes perform in New Hampshire under various conditions.
One perceived cost of integrating winter cover cropping in maize (Zea mays L.) and soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] rotation systems is the potential negative impact on soil water storage
Growing interest in cover cropping may provide a way to recouple crop and livestock production in semiarid Montana. This two-year field study examined edaphic and agronomic implications of cool-vs warm-season