{"id":7933,"date":"2017-07-24T08:27:05","date_gmt":"2017-07-24T12:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/?page_id=7933"},"modified":"2025-12-17T13:55:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T18:55:16","slug":"cover-cropping","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/soil-health\/cover-cropping\/","title":{"rendered":"Cover Cropping"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Fact Sheets and Research Reports<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/1170e\/\">Cover Cropping for Success<\/a>, UMaine Extension Bulletin #1170<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/grains-oilseeds\/topics\/winter-rye-variety-trial-2017-results\/\">Winter Rye Variety Trial &#8211; 2017 Results<\/a>, UMaine Extension Research Report<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/1172e\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Interseeding Cover Crops in Late-season Vegetables: Covering Ground to Build Soil Health,<\/a> UMaine Extension Bulletin #1172<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Tools and Calculators<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/soil-health\/cover-cropping\/cost-estimator\/\">Cover Crop Cost Estimator Tool<\/a><br \/>\nThe Cover Crop Cost EstimatorTool, developed by the University of Maine, is an interactive decision-support calculator designed to help farmers evaluate the financial impacts of cover cropping within vegetable production systems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Videos<\/h3>\n<div class=\"responsive-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Benefits of Cover Cropping\" width=\"1268\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JN2QiF0SRgg?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"responsive-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Planning for Your Cover Crop\" width=\"1268\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6SpVXJQWWxw?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"responsive-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How To Frost Seed\" width=\"1268\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RWR2n4sMcVs?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"responsive-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nutrient Management with Cover Crops Webinar\" width=\"1268\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VpZogFXtVQ4?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3>Additional Online Resources<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sare.org\/Learning-Center\/Topic-Rooms\/Cover-Crops\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SARE Learning Center &#8212; Cover Crops<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sare.org\/Learning-Center\/Books\/Managing-Cover-Crops-Profitably-3rd-Edition\">Managing Cover Crops Profitably<\/a> (book, free online version)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/northeastcovercrops.com\/\">Northeast Cover Crops Council (NCCC)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/northeastcovercrops.com\/decision-tool\/\">NCCC Cover Crop Selector Tool<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eorganic.org\/node\/3449\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vegetable Farmers and their Innovative Cover Cropping Techniques<\/a>, video series from University of Vermont<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/covercrops.cals.cornell.edu\/index.php\">Cover Crops for Vegetable Growers<\/a> (Cornell University Guide)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrcs.usda.gov\/Internet\/FSE_PLANTMATERIALS\/publications\/nypmcpu10645.pdf\">A Comprehensive Guide to Cover Crop Species Used in the Northeast United States<\/a> (NRCS)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fact Sheets and Research Reports Cover Cropping for Success, UMaine Extension Bulletin #1170 Winter Rye Variety Trial &#8211; 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