Soil health research in Clovis, New Mexico
NMSU addresses questions faced by soil health practitioners in arid and semi-arid lands.
Enhancing Cover Cropping Opportunities with Spring Cover Crops
Part III: Considerations for terminating covers under a no-till approach in vegetable production, orchards and pastures.
Enhancing Cover Cropping Opportunities with Spring Cover Crops
Part II: Planting Spring Cover Crops –what to consider, seeding rates and which tools to choose.
Enhancing Cover Cropping Opportunities with Spring Cover Crops
Part I: Benefits of spring cover crops, mix composition and integration into crop rotation.
Regenerative Gardening, No-Till Winter Cover Crop Strategies
Understanding Ag’s Chuck Schembre lays out strategies for the market or home gardener with applications for larger-scale vegetable production.
Armoring your Soil for the Winter
Understanding Ag’s Chuck Schembre shares how late-seeded summer cover crops can provide residues and winter ground cover.
Increasing Diversity in Market Gardens with Cover Crops
Understanding Ag’s Chuck Schembre on using winter cover cropping to break the low-diversity cycle.
Introducing the Western Cover Crops Council
Participate in the development of an online, interactive cover crop selection tool!
New Mexican Grain—On The Verge of a Renaissance?
Reviving our history of grain production ties into a larger goal of improving soil health and encouraging regenerative agriculture—but infrastructure investments, education and marketing are needed.
Benefits of Cover Crops Extend to Dry Areas
A new study shows that cover crops can improve most ecosystem services in water-limited environments without negative effects on food crop yields.