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Assessment Of Cover Crop Management Strategies In Nebraska, Us, Maxwel C. Oliveira, Liberty Butts, Rodrigo Werle
Assessment Of Cover Crop Management Strategies In Nebraska, Us, Maxwel C. Oliveira, Liberty Butts, Rodrigo Werle
West Central Research and Extension Center, North Platte
Adoption of cover crops has the potential to increase agricultural sustainability in the US and beyond. In 2017, a survey was conducted with Nebraska stakeholders in an attempt to evaluate current cover crop management strategies adopted in soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr.), field corn (Zea mays L.), and seed corn production. Eighty-two Nebraska stakeholders answered the survey, of which 80% identified themselves as growers. Eighty-seven percent of respondents manage cover crops, and the average cover crop ha planted on a per farm basis is 32%. The primary method of establishing cover crops following soybeans and field corn is …