Cover Crop Leaders program aimed at newcomers, experts alike

July 6, 2022 @ 9:46 amListowel Banner, News, Rural, Wingham Advance Times

Bill Roy’s cover crop in the fall. Roy is participating in the Cover Crop Leaders program conducted by Maitland Conservation (MC). The program aims to get new farmers to try their hand at the hugely beneficial practise – and help those already experienced with cover crops in innovating. According to the 2020 Ontario Cover Crop Feedback Survey, Huron County leads the country in cover crop utilization, but this new program by MC covers the whole watershed and can supplement the Huron County program. (Submitted photo)
HURON-PERTH – According to the 2020 Ontario Cover Crop Feedback Survey, the largest survey on cover crops in Canada, Huron County ranked number one across the nation. 731 respondents participated in the survey, with 520 growing cover crops. Farmers who hadn’t planted cover crops in the past listed “additional costs, lack of equipment, a short…
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