Using Cover Crops to Suppress Weeds and Improve Soil Health

Herbicide-resistant weeds are creating challenges for producers to control in crop fields. This study explores the potential of cover crops reduce weed pressure and im­prove soil health. Cover were planted after corn harvest tilled no-till fields, included Graza radish, winter wheat, annual ryegrass, spring oats, forage collards. The was fallow with herbicide application but no crop. Soil health determined prior termination. radish collards did not grow consistently all plots due poor germination kill. Significant biomass produced plot or stands. Microbial much greater field than