In the Sacramento Valley area? Take a tour and visit cover crop plots to see for yourself what the varieties look like in the field. To learn more check out the newsletter: https://cesutter.ucanr.edu/newsletters/Agronomy_Notes88518.pdf… Read the rest
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USDA NRCS Evaluation of Cool Season Cover Crops in the Southwest Region
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Link: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_PLANTMATERIALS/publications/natpmtn13595.pdf
Plant Materials Centers (PMCs) in Tucson, AZ, Lockeford, CA, Meeker CO, Los Lunas, NM and Fallon, NV conducted a 2-year evaluation of 56 commercially available varieties of black oats, black seeded oats, cereal rye, crimson clover, daikon radish, hairy vetch, red clover, and winter/field pea to assess their adaptation and performance as cover crops in the Southwest PMC region. Information from the study will assist conservation planners and farmers in selecting varieties to meet the cover crop objectives of their production systems.… Read the rest