Cover Crops
Jul 2025
Cover crops have become synonymous with soil health. However, they add real complexity. Research reports improved soil qualities like organic matter content and nutrient and water holding capacity, as well as weed suppression. However, managing aspects of cover crops like planting and termination timing create challenges. How do the benefits balance the drawbacks? Soy Checkoff investments in research, tools and other resources aim to answer that question and help farmers incorporate cover crops into their operation.
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How do cover crops fit into soybean production?
Cover crops are a key component in managing soil health. Farmers, researchers and soybean industry stakeholders discuss the logistics, benefits and challenges to incorporating cover crops into a system.
Dean Hutto on Cover Crops in South Carolina
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Nick Harre on Cover Crops in Illinois
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Dallas Loff on Cover Crops in North Dakota
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David Wessel on Cover Crops in Illinois
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Tim Bardole on Cover Crops in Iowa
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Reggie Strickland on Cover Crops in North Carolina
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Reggie Strickland on Soil Fertility in North Carolina
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Ed Cagney on Cover Crops in Michigan
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Travis Hutchison on Cover Crops in Maryland
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Andy Stickel on Cover Crops in Ohio
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Joe Derrick on Cover Crops and Tillage in South Carolina
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Ron Ohlde on Stress Management Practices in Kansas
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Jeffy Westbury on Managing Weeds in South Carolina
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Ron Ohlde on Cover Crops in Kansas
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Megan Miller and Abigail Peterson on Research Focus in Illinois
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Keith Kemp on Cover Crops in Ohio
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David Wessel on Cover Crops in Illinois 2
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Cory Atkins on Cover Crops in Delaware
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Danielle Farace on Cover Crop Research in Maryland
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Dusty Sonnenburg on Cover Crops and Water Quality in Ohio
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Woody Green on Cover Crops and Insect Pressure in South Carolina
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Cory Atkins on Planting Green in Delaware
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Jeffy Westbury on Cover Crops and Nutrient Management in South Carolina
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Todd Hesterman on Cover Crops in Ohio
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Ed Cagney on Value of Cover Crops in Michigan
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Todd Hesterman on Cover Crop Resources in Ohio
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