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Cover Crop Consideration

Have you considered cover crops or had issues selecting your fall-planted cover crop before? There are many considerations, from ways to plant to the seed itself, that need to be worked through.

Selecting a Cover Crop

Selecting a Cover Crop

Benefits of Adding Cover Crops to Your Rotation

Using cover crops in your rotation can help you meet a variety of goals

Cover Crop Seeds and Pictures

Cover Crop Seeds and Pictures

Nitrogen Credit from Cover Crops

Most information on cover crops in books and even from some farmer-speakers indicate that if the carbon (C) to nitrogen (N) ratio (C/N ratio) of the cover crop is less than 30 to 1 then N will be released to the next crop.