Cover crops provide an often-overlooked reduction in soil carbon erosion, study finds

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Apr 3, 2025, 7:10 am59 ptsTrending
Planting ground cover in fields between cash crop growing seasons is an effective way to prevent farmland from losing soil carbon from erosion, a factor that's underestimated in considering the carbon sequestration potential of cover crops, according to a new study by an Iowa State University ecologist.

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