Cover Crop Washington: Conservation Practice Job Sheet WA-340 Cover Crop Grant County, WA. Definition Wildlife Cover crops can enhance wildlife objectives, depending Grasses, legumes, forbs, or other herbaceous plants on the vegetative species used and management established for seasonal cover and conservation practiced. Using native or adapted vegetative species can purposes. improve the wildlife values of a cover crop as well as Purpose biodiversity. Avoid mowing during nesting periods. Connecting land areas with cover crops provide escape and travel cover. Conservation Cover: Reduces erosion from wind and water. Resource Management System Increases soil organic matter. Capture and recycle or redistribute nutrients in Cover crops are normally established concurrently with the soil profile. other practices as part of a resource management system Promotes biological nitrogen fixation and reduce for a conservation management unit. They should be energy use. annually installed when vegetative material is needed as Increases bio-diversity. green growth of residue to protect an area against wind Suppress weeds. and water erosion or to enhance the nutrient and organic contents of the soil resource. A cover crop is considered Manage soil moisture. part of the crop rotation. Cover crop residue shall not be Minimize and reduce soil compaction. burned. Where Used Specifications Cover crops are used on lands requiring vegetative cover for natural resource protection. Site-specific requirements are listed on the specification sheet. Additional provisions are illustrated on the job sketch sheet. Specifications included in this job sheet are prepared in accordance with the NRCS Field Office . Technical Guide.
Cover Crop Washington: Conservation Practice Job Sheet WA-340 Cover Crop Grant County, WA. Definition Grasses, legumes, forbs, or other herbaceous plants established for seasonal cover and conservation purposes. Purpose Conservation Cover: Reduces erosion from wind and water. Increases soil organic matter. Capture and recycle or redistribute nutrients in the soil profile. Promotes biological nitrogen fixation and reduce energy use. Increases bio-diversity. Suppress weeds. Manage soil moisture. Minimize and reduce soil compaction. Where Used Cover crops are used on lands requiring vegetative cover for natural resource protection. Wildlife Cover crops can enhance wildlife objectives, depending on the vegetative species used and management practiced. Using native or adapted vegetative species can improve the wildlife values of a cover crop as well as biodiversity. Avoid mowing during nesting periods. Connecting land areas with cover crops provide escape and travel cover. Resource Management System Cover crops are normally established concurrently with other practices as part of a resource management system for a conservation management unit. They should be annually installed when vegetative material is needed as green growth of residue to protect an area against wind and water erosion or to enhance the nutrient and organic contents of the soil resource. A cover crop is considered part of the crop rotation. Cover crop residue shall not be burned. Specifications Site-specific requirements are listed on the specification sheet. Additional provisions are illustrated on the job sketch sheet. Specifications included in this job sheet are prepared in accordance with the NRCS Field Office Technical Guide. .
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