Cover Crops Expand Nationally

Soil Erosion, Water Quality, Climate Resiliency Spark Growth

Chris Clayton
By  Chris Clayton , DTN Ag Policy Editor
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Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad (right) talks with Shenandoah, Iowa, farmer Jim O'Hara, who has been a no-till farmer since 1979. (DTN photo by Chris Clayton)
Cover crops are a growing land-use practice, according to USDA 2012 Ag Census data released Friday. The census showed 133,000 farmers planted covers on at least some portion of their fields, accounting for nearly 10.3 million acres. That's a small sliver of...

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