Winter Cover Crops For Nitrogen

With rising interest in alternative nitrogen (N) sources NCSU Extension Specialists Dr. Carl Crozier and Dr. Ron Heiniger developed information for growers on current costs associated with cover crops and the amount of N that may be fixed.  There is also a good NC Extension factsheet on growing cover crops "Winter Annual Cover Crops" written by Greg Hoyt, Michael Wagger and Carl Crozier.

The bottom line is cover crops can work.  However, growers should quickly make a plan and decide how the cover crop will be destroyed in the spring.

Using Winter Cover Crops to Provide N for Corn in 2009 - Extension Corn Note (pdf)
Winter Annual Cover Crops - NCSU Soil Facts (pdf)

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