* Cover crop work starting in 1985, Univ. of MD * PhD (1993) on vetch/rye mixtures before corn - nitrogen and water * SARE outreach coordinator since 1995 [email_address] Andy Clark Corn no-tilled into hairy vetch

Grain / row crop farmers? Vegetable growers? Organic? other? Use cover crops? About you? Crimson clover

Grants and outreach to advance sustainable innovations to the whole of American agriculture. What is SARE? Red clover frost-seeded into wheat

20 Years of Impact 79 percent of producers said they improved soil quality through their SARE project 64 percent of producers said their SARE project helped them achieve higher sales 75 percent of educators surveyed led at least one program to share innovations Photo courtesy Karl Kupers

SARE Outreach a library of practical, how-to books (in print or download for free) media outreach a portfolio of in-depth reports on current topics conference sponsorships countless online resources, including project reports

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Talk to local experts – farmers, educators Lots of Ohio literature! Read cover crop chapters in Managing Cover Crops Profitably Midwest CC Council (mccc.msu.edu) Selecting a Cover Crop

Maryland (unpublished) research: radish breaks plow pan better than rye (winter) New York research: Sorghum-sudangrass great at alleviating compaction (summer) Cover Crops and Compaction Oilseed radish Cereal rye

Rich Bennett, Napoleon, OH No-till RoundupReady beans into rye. See p. 104 Eric and Anne Nordell Trout Run, PA Sweetclover, buckwheat, vetch/rye for weed control in vegetables. See. p. 38 Farmer Cover Crops Profiles