cover crop
nounDefinition of cover crop
: a crop planted to prevent soil erosion and to provide humus
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Learn about the benefits of growing cover crops, including how to select the right type for your space and needs, when and how to sow your seeds, and what to do with your crop in the spring. — oregonlive, "Homes and gardens events around Portland: Renovation and Landscaping Show, dahlia fest and more," 30 Aug. 2019 Few farmers in the area were able to take advantage of the Trump administration’s market facilitation program — which offered them $15 an acre to plant cover crops — because their land remained too wet to plant by the Aug. 1 deadline. — NBC News, "Flooded out, farmers find work rebuilding the levees that failed them," 19 Aug. 2019 Like agroecological farming, regenerative agricultural uses cover crops, no-till and other methods to increase on-farm biodiversity and soil health. — National Geographic, "Insect 'apocalypse' in U.S. driven by 50x increase in toxic pesticides," 6 Aug. 2019 In a way, these cover crops could serve the same function as Illinois’ bygone wetlands and prairie grasses. — Tony Briscoe, chicagotribune.com, "There’s a giant dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico — thanks in large part to pollution from Chicago," 14 June 2019 The legislation includes a provision, championed by Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Missouri, that expands this program to cover crops that have been stored, something farmers are doing at a higher rate in the face of trade tensions with China and other nations. — Bryan Lowry, kansascity, "Federal aid headed to Missouri, Kansas as disaster bill passes after weeks of delay," 3 June 2019 Farmers have started to use more cover crops to prevent runoff and to build embankments to contain the soil, but as the climate crisis has increased, heavy rains will continue to cause problems with flooding. — Jen Christensen, CNN, "The Gulf dead zone was expected to be a record-breaker. A hurricane may have stopped it," 1 Aug. 2019 And those farmers in Iowa say pay me for the environmental services of planting cover crops and keeping more land in conservation easements. — NBC News, "Democratic debate transcript: July 30, 2019," 31 July 2019 Utilizing cover crops, or plants sown after harvesting the farm's primary crop, can help to anchor the soil in place, slow down rainfall, and increase biodiversity. — Taylor Mooney, CBS News, "What is regenerative farming? Experts say it can combat climate change," 28 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cover crop.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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