Cover Crops
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Crop Publications Columbia
Basin Cover Crops Choosing
a Cover Crop Costs
and Problems Benefits
of Cover Crops
6. Test a few options
Don't turn large acreage over to any cover crop without first testing several options on a small scale. The best approach is to test several promising cover crops on a limited scale, then choose one or two of the most promising for larger trials the following year. At first, choose from among the Top Cover Crop Species for the Columbia Basin. Most of these cover crops have been used by other farmers in the Columbia Basin. If you can, contact a farmer who is experienced with the cover crop you plan to use. They can be the best source of information in many cases.
For information on conducting on-farm trials see the following resources:
On-Farm Testing - A Scientific Approach to Grower Evaluation of New Technologies. Pacific Northwest Conservation Tillage Handbook Series No. 9, Chapter 10 - Economics and Application of New Technology, May 1999.
How to Conduct Research on Your Farm or Ranch, Sustainable Agriculture Network.
Guidelines For On-farm Research, A. Sundermeier, Ohio State University Extension, ANR-001-97.
Maximizing the Use of Farm Strip Plots, J. Havlin and R. Elmore, University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension.
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