How to use cover crops to reduce nitrate loss
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12/7/2017
Even with excellent nutrient management, nitrate losses from corn and soybean fields can occur because these cash crops only grow and take up nitrate and water for five months of the year. Cover crops like winter rye can be an effective strategy for reducing nitrate losses to groundwater or tile drainage because they can take up water and nitrates during the period between harvest and planting of the next year’s crop. For more, please click here.
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