Nebraska a leader in cover crop research initiative
Nebraska will serve as the Northern Plains trial site for a $6.6 million national effort to identify new cover crop germplasm with the greatest potential to improve soil health. Enabled by a $2.2 million grant from the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research, the initiative will foster collaboration among representatives from the seed industry, federal agencies, producers and land-grant universities to work together to develop and adopt new cover crops across the United States. Nebraska researchers will test the regional adaptation of cover crop species. John Guretzky, associate professor of agronomy and horticulture, is a project co-leader. The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation serves as lead institution.