Cover crops have several important jobs to do over the winter, the most commonly valued of which include erosion control, increased organic matter, soil health, nitrogen management, improved water retention and weed suppression.

Protecting water in the agricultural context means not only the most obvious large and vulnerable bodies of water, such as the Chesapeake, the Great Lakes or the Gulf of Mexico, but also the smallest streams and the groundwater closest to your farm that aren’t distinguished along property lines.

Living mulches fill the ecological niche of weeds in a far more intentional and systematic way than weeds ever could.

Your small grains may already be in the ground, but manage aggressively to maximize their cover crop and feeding capabilities.

Many people envision their farm becoming a chemical-free or reduced chemical no-till system but can’t quite figure out what that looks like, including weed suppression, controlling the previous crop and getting all the inputs in the field.

Heavy clay and variable to wet soils present a conundrum – while they often need the closest management, they are at the same time the most challenging to manage.