Cover Crops

Cover crops are an important practice for the health of the Chesapeake Bay and the productivity of Maryland's farmland. Farmers participate in Maryland's Cover Crop program in an effort to improve soil health and recycle unused nutrients.
  • Cover crops being planted into harvested corn field

    Maryland Department of Agriculture Cover Crop Program

  • Wye Research and Education Center Farm

    History of the UMD Wye Research and Education Center Cover Crop Program (pdf)

  • Harvesting corn

    Cover Crop Consulting

Educational Articles

Recordings

Current Status of Carbon Programs for Row Crop Producers
Video Length: 1:06:24  | Date: March 2023
Presented by: Jordan Shockley, Associate Extension Professor, University of Kentucky at the University of Maryland Extension's 2023 Annual Agronomy Day at the 4H Park in Centreville, MD.  Watch video

Planting Date Impacts on Crop Yield and Nutrient Status
Video Length: 1:00:35 | Date: March 2023
Presented by: Nicole Fiorellino, Assistant Professor & Extension Specialist at the University of Maryland Extension's 2023 Annual Agronomy Day at the 4H Park in Centreville, MD. Watch video