: a crop planted to prevent soil erosion and to provide humus
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This is accomplished by planting fall/winter cover crops after the main season crops.—Special To The Denver Post, Denver Post, 29 May 2026 Visitors to Halter Ranch sometimes mistake the cover crop growing under the vines for neglect.—Michelle Williams, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026 Red clover can make a drought- and shade-tolerant lawn alternative, but it is more often grown as an annual winter cover crop and then tilled into the soil as green manure.—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 13 May 2026 Iowa farmers have implemented practices like buffer strips, terracing, cover crops and other measures to keep our water safe.—Brianne Pfannenstiel, Des Moines Register, 4 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for cover crop