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How to grow cover crops on small farms
Cover crops give your soil food and protection. You can plant cover crops in the spring, summer and fall.
Cover Crops: Benefits
A guidebook that simplifies what cover crops are and why they are important.
Cover Crops: How to make a cover crop plan
A guidebook that simplifies how to make a cover crop plan.
Winter Cover Crops
Learn about grass and legume cover crops. These cover crops can grow in cooler weather.
Cover Crop Decision Making Tool
This tool helps you decide which cover crop family to grow for the benefits you want.
Using A Silage Tarp to Prepare Weed-Free Field
Farmers use silage tarps in a cover crop rotation, to help organic matter decompose quickly. Learn to use a silage tarp to cover the soil, incorporate crop residues, and prevent weeds.
Create a “No-Dig” Garden with Leaf Mulch
Learn how to use cardboard, straw bales and leaf mulch to
create a new garden space without digging.
Cover Crops 1: Which Cover Crops Will You Use?
Learn how to use cover crops in vegetable production and other crop rotation schedules. This lesson covers three major types of cover crops (mustards, legumes, and ‘other’), and the potential
Cover Crops Plant Families: Match + Learn Game
Know your cover crop plant families. Rotate crops by family for best soil health for your farm!
Cover Crop: Termination Methods
Use this chart to help decide how to terminate your cover crop this season.
