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UrduAs Corn Belt states seek ways to curb nitrogen flow from farms into the Gulf of Mexico, new University of Illinois research adds evidence for winter cover crops as an important part of the solution. A simulation study published in Science of the Total Environment finds widespread planting of cereal rye in Illinois could reduce nitrate in the state’s tile drainage water by 30%.
Tag: cover crop
Why is pennycress a good cover crop?
Pennycress serves as viable alternative to traditional cover crops
Researchers turn their gaze to impacts of winter grazing
Two-year study found no positive, or negative, impacts of integrated crop-livestock systems
Why interseeding might be the boost cover crops need
Cover crops are an effective tool to keep nutrients on farmland during the winter season. Research reveals that planting the cover crops before harvesting cash crops could maximize their beneficial effects
How can we improve soil health in potato cropping systems?
Taking a systems approach can steadily improve soil health even with underground crops
How cover crops can protect the Chesapeake Bay
Planting cover crops early helps them hold onto more excess nutrients. That’s good news for the polluted Chesapeake Bay
Lupin used as winter cover crop boosts summer sorghum yield
Common garden plant shows promise as valuable winter cover crop for sorghum and cotton growers in Southeastern U.S.
Uncovering best practices for cover crops to optimize production
Research findings point to benefits of ‘planting green’
Tepary beans – a versatile and sustainable native crop
This drought and heat tolerant crop can provide nutrition, even when grown in harsh environments.
CoverCress Announces Cover Crop Carbon-Sequestration Collaboration with Salk Institute
CoverCress, Inc., announced a new collaboration with the Salk Institute to improve plant yield, soil health and soil organic carbon storage in cover crops via cutting-edge technologies developed by the Salk’s Harnessing Plants Initiative (HPI).
Tillage and cover cropping effects on grain production
Soybean yields decreased when planted after cereal rye