Agricultural and Biological Sciences
7 years ago

Cover crops show no impact on cash crop yields, but reveal correlations.

Journal of Crop Improvement
Patterns of cover crop use, adoption, and impacts among Indiana farmers
Stephen M Lira, Wallace E. Tyner

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Cover crops are plants grown to benefit the soil and cash crops. A study in Indiana looked at how farmers use cover crops and found that they are more likely to be used on steep fields and in combination with no-till farming. The study did not find a significant impact on cash crop yields from cover crops.