By Rachel Curry and Nicole Haverback et.al
In a virtual panel hosted by Illinois Extension, three farmers from across the state discussed their experiences with cover crops. Norm Deets of Ogle County, Brian Corkill of Henry County, and John Pike of Williamson County reflected on the successes, challenges, and lessons learned as they worked to implement cover crops into their operations.
Goals and successes
For Norm, cover crops began as a strategy to keep soil and nutrients in the field. He saw that using cereal rye was a way to hold on to nitrogen and phosphorus that might otherwise move downstream, while also building soil health.
Source : illinois.edu