Managing cover crops profitably
By: project manager and editor, Andy Clark.
Contributors: Clark, Andy.; Sustainable Agriculture Network.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Series: Sustainable Agriculture Network handbook series -- bk. 9
Publisher: Sustainable Agriculture Network; SARE Outreach; SARE
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Beltsville,MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9781888626124
Subjects: Cover crops -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Notes: "A publication of the Sustainable Agriculture Network with funding by the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program of CSREES, U.S. Department of Agriculture."

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Benefits of cover crops; title: Selecting the best cover crops for your farm; title: Building soil fertility and tilth with cover crops; title: Cover crops can stabilize your soil; title: How much N?; title: Managing pests with cover crops; title: Georgia cotton, peanut farmers use cover crops to control pests; title: Select covers that balance pests, problems of farm; title: Crop rotations with cover crops; title: Full-year covers tackle tough weeds; title: Cover crops in conservation tillage systems; title: After 25 years, improvements keep coming; title: Overview of charts; title: Chart 1:Top regional cover crop species; title: Chart 2: Performance and roles; title: Chart 3a: Cultural traits; title: Chart 3b: Planting; title: Chart 4a: Potential advantages; title: Chart 4b: Potential disadvantages; title: Cover crop species; title: Overview of nonlegume cover crops; title: Annual ryegrass; title: Barley; title: Brassicas and mustards; title: Mustard mix manages nematodes in potato/wheat system; title: Buckwheat; title: Cereal rye; title: Rye smothers weeds before soybeans; title: Oats; title: Oats, rye feed soil in corn/bean rotation; title: Sorghum sudangrass; title: Summer covers relieve compaction; title: Winter wheat; title: Wheat boosts income and soil protection; title: Wheat offers high-volume weed control too; title: Overview of legume cover crops; title: Cover crop mixtures expand possibilities. Berseem clover; title: Nodulation: match inoculant to maximize N; title: Cowpeas; title: Cowpeas provide elegant solution to awkward niche; title: Crimson clover; title: Field peas; title: Peas do double duty for Kansas farmer; title: Hairy vetch; title: Vetch beats plastic; title: Cover crop roller design holds promise for no-tillers; title: Medics; title: Jess counts on George for N and organic matter; title: Southern spotted bur.