UnderstandingAg
SEPTEMBER 24, 2023
We want a mix of both warm- and cool-season cash crops and cover crops in the rotation. Planting shorter-maturity cash crops is one strategy to allow more time to get cover crops established in the fall and/or let them grow longer in the spring. Try to always apply manure to a living crop.
ATTRA
DECEMBER 26, 2023
He would let the cover crop grow and overwinter and then plow down the following spring for green manure. With this system, he has reduced erosion while still providing the soil-building benefits of covers, though the biomass produced by the clover didn’t provide as much biomass as other common winter cover crops like rye or peas.
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UnderstandingAg
MAY 3, 2024
Fall application of nutrients for a cash crop the following year makes no sense from a plant nutrition standpoint. Living ground cover is especially critical on acres receiving manure from confinement operations. This is hands-down the best, most profitable use case for cover crops. Most N demand is in midsummer.
Cropaia
DECEMBER 19, 2023
Cover cropping : Cover crops are strategically planted in between cash crops or during fallow periods. Cover crops also support biodiversity and provide habitat for beneficial insects. No-till or reduced-tillage practices help maintain soil integrity, minimize soil disturbance, and prevent carbon loss.
Civil Eats
JULY 2, 2024
Local dairy also supports the North Coast economy, which has been impacted by price collapses in cannabis, one of the region’s primary cash crops. Additionally, because cows spread manure uniformly across the paddocks, the waste enriches the soil and emits far less methane than it would decomposing in a collection pool.
ATTRA
JANUARY 2, 2024
Salts from added compost, manure, or fertilizers can build up in the rain-free environment of a tunnel and accumulate near the soil surface, affecting crop growth. And because tunnel crops are entirely dependent on irrigation water, elevated alkalinity, iron, sodium, or chloride in the water can cause problems in the soil, as well.
Civil Eats
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
In addition, large concentrated animal feeding operations, which have become more prevalent there in recent years, add to the problem by disposing millions of gallons of nitrogen-rich liquid manure. Research shows that allowing cover crops to grow to significant heights can dramatically reduce pollution.
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