Fall Cover Crops for Livestock Grazing May Improve Soil Health, Protect Environment

Turning cattle out to graze in harvested fields was once a common practice. It's something that researchers would like to see used again--and improved by planting cover crops, such as such as oats, sorghum, turnips, radishes or millet. These have the potential to improve the soil health and utilize any remaining nutrients, thus preventing runoff that pollutes lakes and streams.

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