Trialing Summer Cover Crops for Organic No-Till Broccoli

Project Type: Farmer/Rancher
Funds awarded in 2020: $14,820.00
Projected End Date: 03/31/2022
Grant Recipient: Wild Hope Farm
Region: Southern
State: South Carolina
Principal Investigator:
Sarah Belk
Wild Hope Farm
Description:
In 2020 we received a Southern SARE grant to explore Summer Cover Crops for Organic No-till Broccoli. Using 5 treatments, we investigated the best mix of summer cover crops (sunn hemp, japanese millet, soybeans and buckwheat) for a roller-crimper no-till fall broccoli production.
Type:
Multimedia
This product is associated with the project "Summer Cover Crops for Organic No-till Broccoli"
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