Interest in cover crops and soil health is GROWING in Delaware! Did you know that in 2019, farmers planted more than 110,000 acres of cover crops? Delaware’s Conservation Districts are thankful for our farmers and their efforts to protect our natural resources while improving farm profitability.
On this page, we’re continually adding resources that can help you develop cover crop management strategies that are tailored to your farm goals. Some of the many strategies that cover crops can help with include:
- improving soil health
- building organic matter
- suppressing weeds
- recycling nutrients
- attracting pollinators
- reducing erosion
- addressing compaction
- increasing soil nitrogen for your next crop