Wisconsin Cover Crop Data Network
On-farm data at your fingertips.
Wisconsin farmers around the state are embracing cover crops as a critical tool to keep soil covered, build soil fertility, prevent erosion, protect water, and manage nutrients. Use the Interactive Tools below to explore how different farm systems use all kinds of cover crops, and see the biomass as well as nutrient and forage quality analyses.
Watch the video below for a tutorial on
how to use the Cover Crop Data Dashboard.
Cover Crops
Five Years of Learning From the Field:
WCCDN 2020-2025 Report
Original Research Article:
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, May 19, 2023, M. Ingram
Publications
and Reports
The Wisconsin Cover Crop Data Network is a joint effort with UW-Madison's NPM Program, The Nature Conservancy, and UW-Madison's WICST project. The Network is supported by the Soil Health Alliance for Research and Education, a collaboration between Michael Fields Agricultural Institute, the USDA Dairy Forage Research Center, and UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems. We are grateful to our collaborating Wisconsin farmers.
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