New MSU Extension publications on cover crops in dryland cropping

From the MSU News Service

BOZEMAN - Three new bulletins and one MontGuide factsheet about cover crops are now available from Montana State University Extension.

Information presented in the free publications is based on research conducted by MSU scientists and students, as well as studies done by scientists in neighboring states and Canadian provinces.

Cover crops are one tool to improve soil health and long-term agricultural sustainability, especially when grown in place of summer fallow, according to Clain Jones, co-author of the publications and Extension soil fertility specialist in th...