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Several types of cover crops, like crimson clover, winter wheat, or barley, build soil structure, add nutrients, encourage beneficial insects, and keep weeds down.
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Amy Brightfield, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2025
Those planning to turn over garden beds and fields in the late fall, plant spring bulbs and cover crops, the lower temperatures in many areas will provide a comfortable time to do the hard work needed to get things ready for next year's gardening season.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Methods like cover crops and no-till practices can hold sediments and nutrients in place, said Mike Dunn, TNC’s director of freshwater conservation.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 25 Sep. 2025
Farmers are able to implement practices such as no-till, cover crops or rotational grazing to provide solutions to run-off leaving their farms, and some have received grants or other funding to switch to more sustainable farming techniques.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2025
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Amy Brightfield, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2025
Those planning to turn over garden beds and fields in the late fall, plant spring bulbs and cover crops, the lower temperatures in many areas will provide a comfortable time to do the hard work needed to get things ready for next year's gardening season.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Methods like cover crops and no-till practices can hold sediments and nutrients in place, said Mike Dunn, TNC’s director of freshwater conservation.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 25 Sep. 2025
Farmers are able to implement practices such as no-till, cover crops or rotational grazing to provide solutions to run-off leaving their farms, and some have received grants or other funding to switch to more sustainable farming techniques.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Cover crop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cover%20crop. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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