Ajay Nair, Iowa State University Extension
As cover crop incentives gain momentum for grain farmers, an extension specialist says those new to the practice can learn a lot from vegetable growers.
Ajay Nair with Iowa State University says vegetable growers have been utilizing cover crops for quite some time.
“In fact, vegetable growers use way more cover crops than grain farmers in terms of the diversity because of duration of different vegetable seasons.