List of Current Cover Crops
| Cover Crop Species | Variety | Seeding Rate (lbs./A) | Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pampa verde Pacas | 25 | Warm-season annual; High biomass yield; Drought tolerant. | |
| Foxtail Millet | Siberian | 40 | Warm-season annual; Matures quickly in the hot summer months; Low water requirement |
| Teff | Tiffany | 8 | Warm-season annual: emergency hay |
| Forage Triticale | VNS | 60 | Cool-season annual; High forage, silage yields and quality |
| Cereal Rye (Winter) | ND Dylan | 40 | Cool-season annual; Winter hardy; Scavenge excess N; Prevent erosion; Add organic matter; Suppress weeds |
| Winter Wheat | Jerry | 60 | Cool-season annual; Erosion control; Nutrient scavenger |
| Forage Barley | Hays | 40 | Cool-season annual: Erosion control; Salt tolerant |
| Forage Oat | Waldern | 40 | Cool-season annual; Suppress weeds, Prevent erosion; Acceptable biomass yield |
| Annual Ryegrass | Tetraprime-Italian | 20 | Cool-season annual; Improve soil structure and drainage; Emergency forage |
| Turnip | Purple Top | 3 | Cool-season annual; Reduce compaction; Weed suppression; Late-season forage |
| Radish | Soilbuster | 5 | Cool-season annual; Soil cover; Scavenge nutrients; Suppress weeds; Reduce compaction; Late-season forage |
| Rape | Dwarf Essex | 8 | Cool-season annual; Reduce compaction, Increase infiltration; Late-season-forage |
| Ethiopian Mustard | PGG | 8 |
Cool-season; Suppress weeds; Frost hardy, Nutrient cycling |
| Mighty Mustard | Kodiak | 20 | Cool-season; Erosion control; Pollinators, Weed suppression; Active against nematodes |
| Mighty Mustard | White Gold | 20 | Cool-season; Erosion control; Pollinators, Weed suppression |
| Kale | Maris Kestrel | 8 | Cool-season annual; Full-season forage |
| Winter Camelina | Joelle | 5 | Cool-season annual; Winter hardy; Improve biodiversity; Pollinators; Nutrient cycling |
| Pennycress | Vofiy | 5 | Cool-season annual; Winter hardy; Improve biodiversity; Pollinators |
| Forage pea | Aryika | 60 | Summer or winter annual; N source; Weed suppressor; Forage |
| Austrian Winter Pea | VNS | 60 | Summer or winter annual; N source; Weed suppressor; Forage |
| Faba Bean | Snowdrop | 20 | Summer or winter annual; N fixer; Pollinators |
| Hairy Vetch | VNS | 20 | Summer or winter annual; N source; Weed suppressor |
| Lupine | White | 60 | Cool-season annual; Forage; Susceptible to fungal and viral diseases |
| Chickling Vetch | VNS | 40 | Cool-season annual; N producer; Living mulch |
| Crimsom Clover | Kentucky Pride | 20 | Summer or winter annual; N source; Soil builder; Erosion prevention; Pollinators. |
| Balansa Clover | Fixation | 10 | Summer or winter annual; High N2 fixation; Winter hardy in the Midwest. Adapted to a wide range of soil types; Pollinators. |
| Berseem Clover | Frosty | 10 | Summer annual; Suppress weeds; Prevent erosion; Green manure. |
| Red Clover | Dynamite | 10 | Biennial or winter annual; N source; Soil builder; Pollinators |
| Cowpea | Iron & Clay | 20 | Summer annual; Suppress weeds; N source. |
| Buckwheat | VNS | 35 | Summer annual; Suppress important root pathogens and weeds; Mobilizes P; Pollinators |
| Phacelia | VNS | 10 | Summer annual; Improve biodiversity; Pollinators |
| Holy Thistle | VNS | 2 | Summer annual; Oilseed, Medicinal properties |