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High-residue cover crops & Sod-based rotation. management options for reducing climate risks?. High-residue cover crops. Sod-based rotation. High-residue cover crops. What is it? Large winter cover crop, rolled down and planted through in the spring. High-residue cover crops.
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High-residue cover crops & Sod-based rotation management options for reducing climate risks? High-residue cover crops Sod-based rotation
High-residue cover crops What is it? • Large winter cover crop, rolled down and planted through in the spring
High-residue cover crops What it does? • Too much rain reduced erosion • Too little water increased infiltration less soil evaporation • High temperatures reduced soil temp
Sod-based rotation What is it? Pasture-based rotation • Two years of perennial grass in a conventional rotation
Sod-based rotation What it does? • Too much rain soil can hold more water, more nutrients • Too little water deeper root zone