Cover Crop Resources
Cover Crop Resources
General Resources
- Equipment to Manage Cover Crops in Annual Rotations. UC Agriculture and Natural Resources Sacramento Valley Field Crops Newsletter (September 2020).
- Selecting the Right Cover Crop Gives Multiple Benefits. California Agriculture (September 1994).
- Cover Crop Varieties in the Sacramento Valley. UC Agriculture and Natural Resources Sacramento Valley Field Crops Newsletter (February 2021).
- Small Grain Cover Crops. UC Agriculture and Natural Resources. Publication 8174. (2006).
- Cowpea Production: Sample Costs and Benefits as a Summer Cover Crop. UC Agriculture and Natural Resources. Publication 8030. (2001).
- Covercrops for California Agriculture. UC Agriculture and Natural Resources. Publication 21471. (1989).
- Specifications and Technical Guidance: Insectary Cover Cropping in California. Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation. (2019).
- USDA Risk Management Agency, Cover Crops Website
- Western Region Cover Crops Council Website
- USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Website
- Managing Cover Crops Profitably, 3rd Edition. (Available to purchase). USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education. (PDF)
- Cover Crops for Sustainable Rotations. USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education. (WEB) (PDF) (2015)
- Cover Cropping for Pollinators and Beneficial Insects. USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education. (WEB) (PDF) (2015)
- Ecosystem Services from Cover Crops. USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education. Resources include a series of fact sheets, three infographics and one PowerPoint slide set.
- Agronomic cover crop management supports weed suppression and competition in California orchards. UC Weed Science Blog. (2017)
Crop-Specific Resources
- Cover Crops for Walnut Orchards. UC Agriculture and Natural Resources. Publication 21627. (2006)
- Cover Cropping and Conservation Tillage in California Processing Tomatoes. UC Agriculture and Natural Resources. Publication 8404. (2012).
- Cover Cropping in Vineyards: A Grower’s Handbook. (Available for purchase). UC Agriculture and Natural Resources. Publication 3338. (1998).
- Cover Cropping for Vegetable Production. (Available for purchase). UC Agriculture and Natural Resources. Publication 3517. (2011).
Economic Resources
- Estimated Costs for a Winter Cover Crop in an Annual Crop Rotation. UC Agriculture and Natural Resources and UC Davis. (2022)
- Cover Crop Economics: Opportunities to Improve Your Bottom Line in Row Crops. (WEB) (PDF) (2019).
Cover Crop-Related Publications
- Mulches in California Vegetable Crop Production. University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources. Publication 8129. (2000).
- Drought Management for California Almonds. University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources. Publication 8515. (2015).
- Low-cost Methods of Measuring Diverted Water. University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources. Publication 8490. (2013).
Funding Resources
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