Planting & EstablishmentSpecies Selection
Spring Cover Crop Mixes: Recipes for Soil Builder and Grazing
Spring plantings are commonly utilized to jump-start soil biology after a long cold winter. These cover mixes are used to “prime” the soil biology ahead of a later spring planted crop. Spring mixes are also used in the western Great Plains as a “fallow replacement”, where a living cover provides extra residue and biological diversity for the soil. Moisture used by the cover crop is usually gained back later in the summer through increased infiltration and decreased evapora...
