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Cover Crops
Cover crops news, programming and other resources from MSU Extension.
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Dean Baas
Sustainable Agriculture Educator
baasdean@msu.edu
269-467-5646
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Benjamin Phillips
Vegetable Crop Expertise
phill406@msu.edu
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Benjamin Phillips
Vegetable Crop Expertise
phill406@msu.edu
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Ricardo Costa
Field Crops Extension Educator
costasil@msu.edu
517-264-5310
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Abigail Harper
Extension Educator
harperab@msu.edu
517-676-7207
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Daniel Brainard
Associate Professor
brainar9@msu.edu
517-353-0417
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Daniel Brainard
Associate Professor
brainar9@msu.edu
517-353-0417
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Bernard Zandstra
Professor emeritus
zandstra@msu.edu
(517) 353-6637
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Cover Crop Recipes: Post Corn, Going to Soybean: Use Cereal Rye
Published on August 23, 2019
This publication is intended to provide a starting point for farmers who are new to growing cover crops. With experience, farmers may fine-tune the use of cover crops for their systems. -
Oilseed Radish: A New Cover Crop for Michigan (E2907)
Published on February 18, 2016
Michigan farmers have a long tradition of improving their cropping systems by using cover crops. -
MSU Cover Crop Team Webinar Series: Managing Weeds When Seeding Cover Crops
Published on May 5, 2019
The fourth webinar in this series highlights research at Michigan State University on managing weeds in agricultural systems using cover crops. -
MSU Cover Crop Team Webinar Series: Interseeding Cover Crops in Corn in Michigan
Published on May 5, 2019
The second webinar in this series highlights research at Michigan State University on interseeding cover crops into standing corn. -
MSU Cover Crop Team Webinar Series: “Planting Green” – Cereal Rye and Soybean
Published on May 5, 2019
The third webinar in this series highlights research at Michigan State University on interseeding soybean into standing cereal rye cover crops. -
Choosing Cover Crops in Urban Farms and Gardens
Published on November 6, 2019
Use this guidance to compare benefits of different cover crops for urban gardens, choose cover crops that meet your needs and then add them to your growing practice. -
Growing Michigan Agriculture Proceedings
Published on January 24, 2013
Proceedings from the Growing Michigan Agriculture Conference, held Jan. 24, 2013 at the Lansing Center in Lansing, Mich. -
Benefits of Cover Crops in Urban Farms and Gardens
Published on November 6, 2019
Cover crops are useful to all farms, regardless of their size, and can help address challenges unique to urban growers. This table will assist you to identify some of the ways cover crops can help address urban agriculture challenges. -
Why Cover Crops, Why Now?
Published on August 9, 2018
The MSU Extension Field Crops Virtual Breakfast weekly topic for Aug. 9, 2018, focused on why cover crops and why now, presented by Dean Baas, MSU Extension educator. An announcement on upcoming meetings is also made. -
Crop Production in the U.P.
Published on August 15, 2013
Recent research and publications by James D. Isleib, covering issues about everything from cover crops to soil health in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. -
Perennial Wheat (E3208)
Published on August 20, 2014
Perennial wheat, a new crop under development at the time of this writing, has the potential to be used as a multi-purpose crop.