Cover Crops help build healthy soil and increase waters the amount of water that infiltrates into the soil.
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Some of the benefits of planting cover crops are:
1. Reduces soil erosion.
2. The growing roots of cover crops take up residual soil nitrate from fertilizers and reduces losses into drainage waters.
3. Cover Crops build organic matter and improves soil microbiology.
4. Water quality improves by reducing soil and nutrient runoff.
5. Cover crops also benefit wildlife by providing winter food and shelter.
6. Reduces Soil compaction.
7. Increases nutrient recycling.
1. Reduces soil erosion.
2. The growing roots of cover crops take up residual soil nitrate from fertilizers and reduces losses into drainage waters.
3. Cover Crops build organic matter and improves soil microbiology.
4. Water quality improves by reducing soil and nutrient runoff.
5. Cover crops also benefit wildlife by providing winter food and shelter.
6. Reduces Soil compaction.
7. Increases nutrient recycling.