The following Impact Statement documents the activities, findings, and impacts of some of the Multistate Research Projects tackling cover crop research. To learn more about the individual projects mentioned in the summary, see the list at the bottom of this post.
Featured Multistate Research Projects:
NC-1178 Impacts of Crop Residue Removal for Biofuel on Soils: https://www.nimss.org/projects/view/mrp/outline/16096
NC-1179 Food, Feed, Fuel, and Fiber: Security Under a Changing Climate: https://www.nimss.org/projects/view/mrp/outline/16256
NC-1181 Enhancing resiliency of beef production under shifting forage resources: https://www.nimss.org/projects/view/mrp/outline/16276
NCCC-211 Cover crops to improve agricultural sustainability and environmental quality in the upper Midwest: https://www.nimss.org/projects/view/mrp/outline/17036
NCCC212 Small Fruit and Viticulture: https://media.wix.com/ugd/d070cb_d734527f410c45ec8f97f5c06d64096e.pdf
NCERA-217 Drainage design and management practices to improve water quality: https://media.wix.com/ugd/d070cb_1afcb6beb01a48acb1af228a7fccaac9.pdf
NCERA-220 Biological Control of Arthropods and Weeds: https://www.nimss.org/projects/view/mrp/outline/12996
NE-1044 Whole farm dairy and beef systems: gaseous emissions, P management, organic production, and pasture based production: https://www.nimss.org/projects/view/mrp/outline/12116
NE-1047 Ecological Bases for Weed Management in Sustainable Cropping Systems: https://www.nimss.org/projects/view/mrp/outline/13656
NE-1640 Plant-Parasitic Nematode Management as a Component of Sustainable Soil Health Programs in Horticultural and Field Crop Production Systems: https://www.nimss.org/projects/view/mrp/outline/9937
S-1066 Development of sustainable crop production practices for integrated management of plant-pathogenic nematodes: https://www.nimss.org/projects/view/mrp/outline/17196
W-3147 Managing Plant Microbe Interactions in Soil to Promote Sustainable Agriculture: https://www.nimss.org/projects/view/mrp/outline/14876
W-3186 Variability, Adaptation, and Management of Nematodes Impacting Crop Production and Trade: https://www.nimss.org/projects/view/mrp/outline/14856
WERA-103 Nutrient Management and Water Quality: https://www.nimss.org/projects/view/mrp/outline/12156