Global interest in soil health has increased exponentially during the past decade, with many
different government, non-government, and private sector groups striving to develop …

Improving soil physical properties is important to soil conservation. Cover crop** can
improve soil physical properties and organic matter content which can reduce soil loss, and …

Cover crops (CCs) can provide multiple soil, agricultural production, and environmental
benefits. However, a better understanding of such potential ecosystem services is needed …

Conservation management practices–including agroforestry, cover crop**, no-till, reduced
tillage, and residue return–have been applied for decades to control surface runoff and soil …

Soil erosion is the most widespread form of soil degradation. Land area globally affected by
erosion is 1094 million ha (Mha) by water erosion, of which 751 Mha is severely affected …

Requirements imposed by government farm policies, shifts in the economics of farming
practices, and the public's concern in protecting the environment and conserving our natural …

Inclusion of cover crops (CCs) may be a potential strategy to boost no‐till performance by
improving soil physical properties. To assess this potential, we utilized a winter wheat …

Paradoxically, the number of crop–livestock farms is declining across Europe, despite the
fact that crop-livestock farms are theoretically optimal to improve the sustainability of …

Replacement of fallow in crop–fallow systems with cover crops (CCs) may improve soil
properties. We assessed whether replacing fallow in no‐till winter wheat (Triticum aestivum …

Cover crops are used to manage soils for many different reasons and are known by many
different names. Cover crops are literally crops that cover the soil and one of their first uses …