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Mark logs his daily activities in his SAE portfolio, which consists of feeding, watering, cutting hay, hauling cattle, raising bottle calves, and planting cover crops for grazing in his paddocks.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
The duo meet up and talk pest control, cover crops, weed abatement, soil, and experimental patches in their fields that may or may not have panned out.
—Esha Chhabra, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Slightly more than half of growers (56 percent) adopted no-till or conservation tillage methods, while 62 percent integrated cover crops into their operations.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
In addition to the trusted advice and local evidence described above, a move to a regenerative program usually involves some investment in things like equipment or cover crop seed.
—Steven Savage, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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First Known Use
1899, in the meaning defined above
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“Cover crop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cover%20crop. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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cover crop
noun
: a crop planted to prevent soil erosion and to provide humus
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