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We have collated a selection of useful links to specific cover crop resources within the UK and elsewhere that support the successful adoption of cover cropping.

Our Top 3

Based on our assessment of resources, we recommend these three for general information.

Cover cropping and what it offers - Agrii (2017)

Maxi Cover Crop Report - AHDB (2020)

Cover Crops, Environmental Stewardship Mixtures - Agrovista (2022)

Online cover crop resources (UK)

Opportunities for cover crops in conventional arable rotations - AHDB (2015)

A guide to growing cover crops - CCC Agronomy (2020)

Openfield EnviroSeeds Solutions - Openfield (2023)

Cover Crops Technical Guide - Agrii

Cover Crops: A practical guide to soil and system improvement - NIAB (2017/18)

Maxi Cover Crop - AHDB (2020)

Cover, Catch and Companion Crops: Benefits, Challenges and Economics for UK Growers - GCWT (2017)

Cover Crops Agrovista (2020)

Investigating the integration of cover cropping into vining pea rotations - PGRO (2020)

Cover Cropping and what it offers - Agrii (2016)

Cover Crops Technical Guide 2017/2018 - Agrii (2017)

Mix Finder - Cotswold Seeds

Cover Crops - Kings Seeds

Timing, species and methods: Considerations if you're destroying your cover crop - Frontier (2021)

Exploring your options for cover crop desiccation - Frontier (2018)

Cover crop destruction: timings, species and methods - Frontier (2019)

Online cover crop resources (non-UK)

Cover Crop Explorer - Northeast Cover Crops Council (2022)

Species Selector tool - Northeast Cover Crops Council (2023)

Managing Cover Crops Profitability - Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program (3rd Edition 2012)

Quantitative assessment of microbial necromass contribution to soil organic matter - Global Change Biology, Wiley Online Library (2019)

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