Penn State. (2019, April 29). 'Right' cover-crop mix good for both Chesapeake and bottom lines. ScienceDaily. Retrieved May 27, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2019 / 04 / 190429182821.htm ...

Planting and growing a strategic mix of cover crops not only reduces the loss of nitrogen from farm fields, protecting water quality in the Chesapeake Bay, but the practice also contributes ...

Many larger farmers or those in strictly corn, soybean rotations are apprehensive about using cover crops to Flip their Soil, and that is especially true for farmers in drier climates.

Legume cover crops with no tilling provided higher crop yields but close to 70% lower climate benefits. Reduced yields were found to be most likely in drier climates where cover crops compete for ...

Cover crops have been beneficial for managing wind or water erosion, increasing soil organic matter, aiding insect diversity, capturing moisture, managing soil temperature and reducing weed ...

Jordan Stickle, left, and Jeff Jirik fill a drone with cover crop seed north of Faribault, Minnesota, on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. Stickle flies on cover crop seed with the drone.

STATE — A short webinar series hosted by the Northeast Cover Crops Council, in collaboration with University of Vermont Extension, will be held every Wednesday from noon to 12:30 p.m. from ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. – No one wants to think of harvest’s end as the vegetable garden reaches peak, but now’s the time to plant over-winter cover crops to improve your soil for next season.