Benefits of seeding cover crops:
- Improved soil health through reducing soil erosion, reducing soil compaction and increasing soil organic matter
- Provides ground cover, suppression of weeds, nutrient retention through sequestration and scavenging
- Cover crops protect water quality by reducing losses of nutrients and sediment
- Increased soil organic mater and biological activity, suppress weeds and mitigate nitrogen leaching
- Provides numerous benefits for the soil, including reducing erosion, improved ability to hold water and greater organic matter
- Another way to covert cover crops into dollars is through livestock
- Provide grazing ground for cattle throughout the winter
- Keep costly nutrients from leaching