Cover Crop Trends, Programs, and Practices in the United States

Steven Wallander, David Smith, Maria Bowman and Roger Claassen

No 309562, Economic Information Bulletin from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: On U.S. cropland, the use of cover crops increased by 50 percent between 2012 and 2017. Over this same period, Federal and State conservation programs have increased efforts to promote cover crops through financial and technical assistance. Based on a series of farm- and field-level surveys, this report details how cover crops are managed on corn, cotton, soybean, and wheat fields.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 33
Date: 2021-02-18
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.309562

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