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Cover crops show the clearest gains in soil health across US long-term trials, study shows

Farmers have long debated which practices do the most to keep their soil healthy. Now, after pulling data from 21 long-term field trials scattered across the United States, a multi-state research team has found cover crop use comes on top.

Cover crops show the clearest gains in soil health across US long-term trials, study shows
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Farmers have long debated which practices do the most to keep their soil healthy. Now, after pulling data from 21 long-term field trials scattered across the United States, a multi-state research team has found cover crop use comes on top.

Originally published at Phys.org

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