An edition of Managing cover crops profitably
(2007)
Managing cover crops profitably
3rd ed.
by Andy Clark
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Publish Date
2007
Publisher
Sustainable Agriculture Network,
SARE Outreach,
SARE
Language
English
Pages
244
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Table of Contents
Benefits of cover crops
Selecting the best cover crops for your farm
Building soil fertility and tilth with cover crops
Cover crops can stabilize your soil
How much N?
Managing pests with cover crops
Georgia cotton, peanut farmers use cover crops to control pests
Select covers that balance pests, problems of farm
Crop rotations with cover crops
Full-year covers tackle tough weeds
Cover crops in conservation tillage systems
After 25 years, improvements keep coming
Overview of charts
Chart 1:Top regional cover crop species
Chart 2: Performance and roles
Chart 3a: Cultural traits
Chart 3b: Planting
Chart 4a: Potential advantages
Chart 4b: Potential disadvantages
Cover crop species
Overview of nonlegume cover crops
Annual ryegrass
Barley
Brassicas and mustards
Mustard mix manages nematodes in potato/wheat system
Buckwheat
Cereal rye
Rye smothers weeds before soybeans
Oats
Oats, rye feed soil in corn/bean rotation
Sorghum sudangrass
Summer covers relieve compaction
Winter wheat
Wheat boosts income and soil protection
Wheat offers high-volume weed control too
Overview of legume cover crops
Cover crop mixtures expand possibilities. Berseem clover
Nodulation: match inoculant to maximize N
Cowpeas
Cowpeas provide elegant solution to awkward niche
Crimson clover
Field peas
Peas do double duty for Kansas farmer
Hairy vetch
Vetch beats plastic
Cover crop roller design holds promise for no-tillers
Medics
Jess counts on George for N and organic matter
Southern spotted bur.
Edition Notes
"A publication of the Sustainable Agriculture Network with funding by the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program of CSREES, U.S. Department of Agriculture."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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