Collaborative considers cover crops

Lynn Grooms
Oct 27, 2023
Oct 27, 2023

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Agronomists and conservation specialists discuss a soil-health plot at the U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center’s research station in North Freedom, Wisconsin. The field tour was held in conjunction with a meeting of the Soil Health Collaborative.

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Lynn Grooms

NORTH FREEDOM, Wis. – Planting cover crops has been found to provide many environmental benefits, particularly improving soil health and reducing nutrient runoff. But the practice also has been associated with corn- and soybean-yield losses. Experiences with cover crops earlier in 2023 had some Wisconsin farmers questioning their use.

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