Charting a Path for Cover Crops with the Cover Crop Chart
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When:
Apr 1, 2019 1:00 pm US/Eastern
Length: 00:59 (hh:mm)
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Presenter(s):
- Mark A. Liebig, PhD., Research Soil Scientist USDA ARS, Mandan, ND
CEU Credits/Certificate Offered:
- Certificate of Participation
- Conservation Planner (CP) - 1 hour Conservation Planning Credit
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Join to learn about the cover crop chart's strengths and weaknesses and the research behind the development.
Interest in cover crops by agricultural producers has increased the need for information regarding the suitability of crops for addressing different production and natural resource goals. To help address this need, staff at the USDA Agricultural Research Service Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory developed the Cover Crop Chart (CCC). Visually analogous to the periodic table, the CCC includes information on 70 crop species within a free downloadable Portable Document Format (PDF) file. Cover crop attributes in the CCC are easily accessed through ‘point-and-click’ icons to navigate between crop selection and information pages. Information on growth cycle, relative water use, plant architecture, forage quality, pollination characteristics, and nutrient cycling are included in the CCC for most crop species.
This webinar is presented by the USDA NRCS Soil Health Division. Contact Candy Thomas, Regional Soil Health Specialist, Soil Health Division for more information about this webinar.
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