Cover Cropping for Pollinators and Beneficial Insects

Content Source: SARE

Resource Explained

This guidebook, produced by Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SARE), will help producers use cover crops to encourage populations of pollinators and beneficial insects on the farm. It begins with a broad overview of pollinator and beneficial insect ecology, then describes cover crop selection and management, how to make cover crops work on your farm, and helpful and proven crop rotations.

Region

Midwest, Northeast/Mid-Atlantic, Northwest, Plains, Southeast, West/Southwest

Topic

Soil Health, Conservation and Habitat, Cropping Systems

Year Published

2015

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