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Cover Crops - Minnesota NRCS

Updated 5/11/2020

Minnesota Cover Crop Design Tool Nov2018
University of Minnesota Extension Cover Crops
Midwest Cover Crops Council
Midwest Cover Crops Council --Cover Crops Decision Tool (Introduction for the Tool)
Website for actual tool
Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SARE) Cover Crops

These documents require Acrobat Reader.
  • Carbon to Nitrogen Ratios in Cropping Systems (PDF)
  • Cover Crop Chart (PDF)
  • Cover Crop Fact Sheet (PDF)
  • Cover Crop Fact Sheet Brochure (PDF)
  • Cover Crop Fact Sheet Technical (PDF)
  • Cover Crops to Improve Soil in Prevented Planting Fields (Fact Sheet) (PDF)
  • Managing Cover Crops Profitably (PDF)
  • Overview of Cover Crops and Green Manure (PDF)
  • Stop Soil Erosion on Canning Crop Acres (PDF)

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