Can Taller Cover Crops Help Clean the Water in Farm Country?
Civil Eats
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
It works as both a cover crop and forage for the cattle, and it’s helping Bedtka build up organic matter in his soil. Corn requires lots of nitrogen, and it’s by far the most commonly used fertilizer in the United States. Iowa farmers, for example, apply it on 87 percent of their fields at a rate of 149 pounds per acre.
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