Putting pencil to paper on cover crops

Putting pencil to paper on cover crops

An extension educator recommends putting pencil to paper when making cover crop decisions for 2019.

Liz Stahl with the University of Minnesota says with another year of tight margins on the horizon, farmers should do their best to figure out the value of soil health.

“And there are a lot of people who are working on trying to put that dollar amount to soil fertility and productivity because you may not see that make a return in one year, and you’ve got to look at that long-term.”

For cover crops, she tells Brownfield there are a few key factors to consider.

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