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Row Crops Soil
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Conservation Tillage
Crimson clover (Trifolium incarnatum). shutterstock.com/Luka Hergonja

Cover Crops
  • A field of oats. Oats are a common cover crop. Photo by shutterstock.com/irisphoto1.
    Choosing the Right Cover Crop
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    Introduction to Conservation Systems
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    Managing a Cover Crop
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Top Articles

  • Tractor rolling rye.

    Cereal Cover Crop Response to Nitrogen Fertilizer

    A winter cover crop can benefit the soil and/or subsequent crop, but cover crops are not harvested for feed or sold as a commodity (Fig. 1)....
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  • Tractor spraying a field of wheat. Fertilizing cover crops

    Crops Webinar: Fertilizing Cover Crops

    Dr. Dennis Delaney, an Alabama Extension specialist, discusses the importance of fertilizing cover crops.   ...
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  • 2019 Crops Webinar: Cover Crop Systems

      Dr. Audrey Gamble, Alabama Cooperative Extension System Soil Scientist, discusses the importance of cover crop systems in the Apri...
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  • Management Considerations for Rye Cover Crop Production

    Cover crops are an investment much like any other input for agricultural operations. In order for producers to maximize their return...
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  • Crimson clover (Trifolium incarnatum). shutterstock.com/Luka Hergonja

    Cover Crops for Alabama

    Cover crops are those grown to benefit the following crop as well as to improve the soil. They are normally not intended for harvest. “Gre...
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    Financial Assistance

    Producers implementing conservation techniques on-farm are eligible for financial assistance through the United States Department of Agricul...
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    Introduction to Conservation Systems

    Soil conservation is an important part of conservation cropping systems. There are many benefits for producers who choose to employ soil con...
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  • Ricky Wiggins. Soil Health Steward.

    Soil Health Stewards: Ricky Wiggins

    Alabama Soil Health Stewards: Ricky Wiggins, Wiggins Farm Ricky Wiggins discusses soil health stewardship. Wiggins operates Wiggins Farm in...
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  • Rye that has been rolled down. Cover crops provide natural disease suppression.

    Soil Health Stewards: Mitch Lazenby

    Soil Health Stewards: Mitch Lazenby, Lazenby Farms Mitch Lazenby, of Lazenby Farms, discusses soil health stewardship. Lazenby has been far...
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  • Myron Johnson. Soil Health Stewards.

    Soil Health Stewards: Myron Johnson

    Soil Health Stewards: Myron Johnson, Double J Farms, Inc. Myron Johnson discusses soil health stewardship. Johnson operates Double J Farms,...
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  • Alabama Soil & Water Conservation Committee Opens in New Window

  • National Soil Dynamics Lab Opens in New Window

  • Auburn University Soil, Forages & Water Testing Lab Opens in New Window
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