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Rather, you'll plant a cover crop in the spring or fall when and if the ground is bare. In some instances, with specific crops like corn, you can plant it at the same time to reduce weeds.

A cover crop is any plant grown for the primary purpose of improving the soil. Since the early 1900s, farmers have used cover crops to restore fertility to worn-out land.

According to a new study, however, the use of cover crops can actually reduce main-crop yields. Farmers are increasingly being encouraged to plant cover crops, which take the place of their main ...

When the Southern Cover Crops Council held its annual conference recently in Baton Rouge, I was fortunate to sit in on panel discussions with farmers and specialty crops (vegetables, fruits, ...

Yet when it was time to pull the cover crop and plant vegetables in the healthy soil in mid-May, my husband was on a month-long work trip overseas. Planting that raised bed was not a priority.

Farmers who aerially seed cover crops into standing corn by October 10 qualify for a $10/acre incentive. Non-poultry manure may be applied to cover crop fields in the fall for a flat rate of $25/acre.

In 2021, the U.S. government followed Iowa’s model with the Pandemic Cover Crop Program by offering farmers around the nation a $5 per acre subsidy for crop insurance if planting cover crops.

The cover crop did very well in the heavier/silty soils on our top field, but not as well on the lighter/silty sand soil located in our lower field," Alvarez said.

When the Southern Cover Crops Council held its annual conference recently in Baton Rouge, I was fortunate to sit in on panel discussions with farmers and specialty crops (vegetables, fruits, ...