Wisconsin Cover Crop Data Network
On-farm data at your fingertips.
Wisconsin farmers around the state are embracing cover crops as a critical tool to keep soil covered, build soil fertility, prevent erosion, protect our clean water, and manage nutrients.
Use the interactive tools below to explore how different farm systems use all kinds of cover crops, and see the biomass as well as nutrient and forage quality analyses.
Cover Crops
Publications and Reports
Original Research Article:
Front. Sustain. Food Syst., 19 May 2023, M. Ingram, Participatory Action Research Scientist, Michael Fields Agricultural Institute.
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The Wisconsin Cover Crop Data Network is a joint effort with UW-Madison's NPM Program, The Nature Conservancy, and UW-Madison's WICST project. The Network is supported by the Soil Health Alliance for Research and Education, a collaboration between Michael Fields Agricultural Institute, the USDA Dairy Forage Research Center, and UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems. We are grateful to our collaborating Wisconsin farmers.
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