No-till Farming with Corn and Cover Crops in Southeastern MN

What are some of the cover crops utilized on the test farm in Minnesota? What do you think determines which crops you will plant?

The test farm in Minnesota is not experiencing deep gully erosion as they did before no-till agriculture.

Please explain how no-till agriculture impacts the water holding capacity of soils.

Although there is a cost associated with planting a cover crop, please explain how it can save money in the long run.

What do you think they were trying to model in the soil demonstration experiment?

An additional benefit of implementing no-till and cover crops together is the ability of the soil to store carbon.

Explain why this is a benefit.