South Carolina farmer tripled soil's organic matter with cover crops
A summer crop cover blend planted after wheat on Jason Carter’s farm in Eastover, S.C. Until cover crops were implemented, the soil organic matter was not improving. Prior to planting his first cover crop eight years ago, the organic matter on Jason Carter’s farm near Eastover, S.C., was 0.6%. Today, the organic matter has tripled to 1.5% to 2%. The improvement in organic matter and other benefits has convinced Carter to now use cover crops on all his acreage. Carter shared his cover crop strategy in a webinar put on by the Soil Health Institute. He noted that until cover crops were...
Source: farmprogress.com