The crop cover mix increased nitrogen more than cereal rye alone. “It’s like an organic fertilizer, basically,” Blesh said. Because legumes increase nitrogen in soil, there’s less need for ...

To read their full accounts, visit bit.ly/cover-crop-lessons. After using the wrong cover crop mix and planting method for his northwest Iowa ground, Recker drilled cereal rye in 2014 and hasn’t ...

Including rapidly decomposing legume crops in the mix helps alleviate the latter problem. The allelopathic effect may inhibit germination of smallseeded crops. Cover crops may be more effective when ...

To gain a better grasp on the growing interest in cover crops, the National Cover Crop Survey, in its seventh year, checked in with growers from across the country. Of the 795 respondents, 561 ...