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This year’s annual report highlights that 63 percent of growers are now planting cover crops, leading to a 300 percent higher Soil Conditioning Index and nearly half the erosion compared to bare-soil fields.
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Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 2 Dec. 2025
In the coming months, volunteers will strip back old soil, plant cover crops and flowers, and prepare the lot for busy bees.
—Veronica Ortega, CBS News, 15 Nov. 2025
Field peas, crimson clover, and annual ryegrass are just a few popular cover crop options.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Nov. 2025
Practices such as planting cover crops in the off-season to protect the soil, reducing tillage, applying compost and rotating different types of crops can all help soil hold more water and support crops even during droughts.
—Huma Tariq Malik, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2025
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Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 2 Dec. 2025
In the coming months, volunteers will strip back old soil, plant cover crops and flowers, and prepare the lot for busy bees.
—Veronica Ortega, CBS News, 15 Nov. 2025
Field peas, crimson clover, and annual ryegrass are just a few popular cover crop options.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Nov. 2025
Practices such as planting cover crops in the off-season to protect the soil, reducing tillage, applying compost and rotating different types of crops can all help soil hold more water and support crops even during droughts.
—Huma Tariq Malik, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Cover crop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cover%20crop. Accessed 11 Dec. 2025.
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