Cover Crop

[scotty80]

I happened to see this sign and cover crop today in my travels. At least something is working ?...

http://images.snapfish.com/345%3B992%3B%3A%7Ffp337%3Enu%3D3257%3E584%3E282%3E WSNRCG%3D32334%3A4%3A96376nu0mrj

http://images.snapfish.com/345%3B992%3B%3A%7Ffp338%3Enu%3D3257%3E584%3E282%3E WSNRCG%3D32334%3A4%3A9534%3Anu0mrj

They are of Woodlands Farm in Perryville MD owned by the Coudon family. Two thumbs up !!

[mikie]

Most good farmers plant cover crops anyway - primarily winter wheat. Then they either make money when they harvest it, or they save money on fertilizer if they plow it under.
Only difference is - now "WE'RE" paying for crop.

[Capt. Mike Anderson]

mikie originally wrote:
Most good farmers plant cover crops anyway - primarily winter wheat. Then they either make money when they harvest it, or they save money on fertilizer if they plow it under.
Only difference is - now "WE'RE" paying for crop.


If we are paying for the crop then it has to get plowed under.

Anyway it's a small price to pay to keep the run off at a minimum.

[wag23455]

Are cover crops mandatory? I think they should be - be it for farmers or private property owners (especially those immediately adjacent to watersheds w/ exposed embankments).

[scotty80]

wag23455 originally wrote:
Are cover crops mandatory? I think they should be - be it for farmers or private property owners (especially those immediately adjacent to watersheds w/ exposed embankments).



No, they are not in MD. The MD Flush tax provides $ to farmers to do so. It has met with great resistance. Remember the largest tributary to the Bay starts in NY !

[Redfinstriper]

Scotty, I'm glad to see that something is being done with that money. However nature has a way to flub that up as I saw thousands of snow geese arriving yesterday eating up all the winter wheat!