: a crop planted to prevent soil erosion and to provide humus
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Her year-round process includes cleaning up the old vines, planting cover crops to protect the soil, running tests and spreading manure to prepare the patch for spring.—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025 Growing flowering herbs, annuals, perennials, and cover crops such as clover beneath apple trees attracts pollinators and helps apple trees fruit better.—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2025 In vegetable beds, sow fava beans, peas, mustard, vetch or a mix of cover crop seeds.—Alice Cason, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025 The bill would provide farmers with the option of receiving partial payments to cover crop losses, as well as lift payment limitations for price and revenue loss programs.—Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cover crop
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