Illinois Soil Conservation Advocates Encourage Expansion of Incentives for 'Cover Crops'
No one needs to sell Rob Woodrow on the value of “cover crops” in farming.
Woodrow, a professional farm manager for landowners in the Springfield area and throughout Illinois, said planting non-cash crops such as rye and clover in the fall after harvest helps soil retain moisture and nutrients, controls weeds and reduces erosion for the next growing season.
The benefit of cover crops during the following spring and summer may be seen through less herbicide that needs to be applied on the same fields, and an increase in per-acre yields for corn and soybeans, according to Woodrow, who is based at Farmland Solutions in Sherman.
“Cover crops aren’t a cost,” he said. “They are a benefit.”
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Woodrow, a professional farm manager for landowners in the Springfield area and throughout Illinois, said planting non-cash crops such as rye and clover in the fall after harvest helps soil retain moisture and nutrients, controls weeds and reduces erosion for the next growing season.
The benefit of cover crops during the following spring and summer may be seen through less herbicide that needs to be applied on the same fields, and an increase in per-acre yields for corn and soybeans, according to Woodrow, who is based at Farmland Solutions in Sherman.
“Cover crops aren’t a cost,” he said. “They are a benefit.”
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