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  • Midwest farmers tripled use of cover crops, but it’s still a small fraction of acres

    Mar 6, 2023 10:45 am by St. Louis Public RadioIllinois in the News
    Farmer Tim Gottman stands in the distance overlooking a harvested cornfield on his farm in northeast Missouri. The green vegetation in between the old stalks is rye, a cover crop that can help keep the soil healthy. Photo by Jonathan Ahl / St. Louis Public Radio

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    • Farmer Tim Gottman stands in the distance overlooking a harvested cornfield on his farm in northeast Missouri. The green vegetation in between the old stalks is rye, a cover crop that can help keep the soil healthy. Photo by Jonathan Ahl / St. Louis Public Radio

    St. Louis Public Radio (March 6) 'It is certainly not at a level that would be necessary for some of the challenges, like the water quality challenges like soil erosion,' says U of I's Jonathan Coppess. 'It’s going to take a lot more acres to get there.'