Crop Rotation and Cover Cropping
Soil Resiliency and Health on the Organic Farm
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Technology, Agriculture & Animal Husbandry
| Author: | Seth Kroeck | ISBN: | 9781603583466 |
| Publisher: | Chelsea Green Publishing | Publication: | April 15, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Chelsea Green Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Seth Kroeck |
| ISBN: | 9781603583466 |
| Publisher: | Chelsea Green Publishing |
| Publication: | April 15, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Chelsea Green Publishing |
| Language: | English |
Part of the NOFA guides. This volume covers:
- Historical roots of cover-crop techniques
- Thinking beyond this season's cash crop (disease and pest reduction, weed suppression, cash vs. cover crops)
- What is a good rotation? (mapping the farm, grouping crops, sample groupings)
- The economics of rotations and cover cropping (organizing your work, reducing labor inputs, land and cover-crop seed costs)
Including on-farm examples and detailed appendices.
Part of the NOFA guides. This volume covers:
- Historical roots of cover-crop techniques
- Thinking beyond this season's cash crop (disease and pest reduction, weed suppression, cash vs. cover crops)
- What is a good rotation? (mapping the farm, grouping crops, sample groupings)
- The economics of rotations and cover cropping (organizing your work, reducing labor inputs, land and cover-crop seed costs)
Including on-farm examples and detailed appendices.
