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In addition to the trusted advice and local evidence described above, a move to a regenerative program usually involves some investment in things like equipment or cover crop seed.
—Steven Savage, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Recent rainstorms have provided some hope that cover crops — planted in autumn to slow erosion of farm fields through the winter — will sprout in time after weeks without precipitation, said Steve Connelly, deputy secretary of the Maryland Department of Agriculture.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024
Some of the methods to increase carbon sequestering and create more healthy soils include cover crops, no or low tilling of soil, compost application, and increasing soil organic matter.
—Liz Thach, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
The Auckland and Waikato regions produce about 80% of the nation’s strawberries, where farmers are beginning to experiment using the berry as a cover crop.
—Andrew Watman, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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First Known Use
1899, in the meaning defined above
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“Cover crop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cover%20crop. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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cover crop
noun
: a crop planted to prevent soil erosion and to provide humus
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