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Cover Crops 2 – How to Select Cover Crops and Track Their Benefits.
Summary
This guide is for trainers who want to assist farmers with including cover crops in vegetable production and other crop rotation schedules. It leads farmers through the process of sorting through the characteristics of specific cover crops to select the best one or mix of cover crops to meet their goals. It introduces farmers to a series of questions that they can answer throughout the growing season to evaluate the performance of the cover crops they have planted. Worksheets are provided so that trainers can assist farmers with this evaluation and with recording the results. Some data is specific to the Southeast region of the United States, but links to resources where data appropriate to other regions can be accessed are provided.Related Resources:
Cover Crops 1. Which Cover Crops Will You Use?
Presentations
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These are simple and short presentations on various farm skills. We recommend self-guiding with a home computer, or presenting to a class using a projector. Click Here to Search this Resource
Guidebooks
Guidebooks are best if you want to learn lots of information on a specific topic.
ISED's guidebooks are designed to be printed on paper as booklets or pocket books, but can also be viewed on mobile devices like smartphones. We recommend printing them and keeping them in a library in your home or local farm school. Click Here to Search this Resource
Handouts, Worksheets
Handouts/Worksheets are best if you want to learn specific information about a topic.
You can reflect on what you learn with writing exercises. Handouts are best used indoors, but can be laminated for in-field learning. Click Here to Search this Resource
Activities
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You can play by yourself or invite others to play with you. Most of our games can be created with a home printer, and common household craft items like scissors and glue. Click Here to Search this Resource
Videos
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They show step-by-step farm skills and have captions that can be translated into any language using YouTube’s auto translate function. Click Here to Search this Resource
Audio
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Also good for those who like to read and listen at the same time. For English Language Learners, these are our best tools to practice your new language skills! Click Here to Search this Resource
Posters
Posters are best for group learning.
Wash stations and pack sheds are great places for posters. We recommend printing and laminating to ensure they last a long time. Click Here to Search this Resource