Author name: Andrea D Basche

By Andrea Basche, Assistant Professor in Cropping Systems, Source: University of Nebraska Extension With growing interest in cover crops, it is important to understand how cover crops might impact soil fertility for the following cash crop. Nitrogen (N)provided by cover crop biomass may be used in the short-term by the following crop, and in the …

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Written by Andrea D. Basche and Marcia S. DeLonge, published: September 19, 2019. Republished under original Copyright There is a need to develop more resilient, multifunctional agricultural systems, particularly given risks posed by climate change to farm productivity and environmental outcomes [1–3]. Specifically, water-related risks from increased rainfall variability include soil erosion and water pollution, …

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