Cover Crops

To have a truly successful crop and dynamic agroecosystem, it is essential to maintain the best soil possible between plantings. Cover crops can provide a vital link in the healthy soil chain by protecting and enhancing the soil in the absence of crops for harvest. The roots, flowers and organic matter of cover crops keep your fallow fields alive by:

  • Managing soil erosion
  • Improving soil fertility/quality
  • Increasing water retention and infiltration
  • Pushing out weeds
  • Providing increased biodiversity
  • Attracting pollinators
  • Breaking up compacted soil
  • Nitrogen fixation
  • Year-round protection