Cover Crops

Selecting Cover Crops (4.24 MB)

Table 1:  Cover Crop - Common Species and Properties (PDF; 294 KB)

 The Use of Turnips for Extending  the Grazing Season

Brassicas - Grazing Information

Teff:  A New Annual Forage Grass for South Dakota

Utilizing Annual Crops for Forage in Western South Dakota

Managing Cover Crops Profitably, 3rd Edition

Overview of Cover Crops and Green Manures

2008 Cover Crop Presentations -- Huron, SD

Cover Crop Chart (v.1.2)

Seed Suppliers

Potential Cover Crop Seed Suppliers (PDF; 25 KB)

Fact Sheets

• Cover Crop Species Selection for Crop Production (SD-FS-55) (PDF; 168 KB)
• Cover Crop Species Selection for Grazing (SD-FS-56) (PDF; 119 KB)

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