(Source: Key Cooperative) As harvest season ends and farmers in the United States ready themselves for winter, one small change could make a huge difference in their soil's health and the health of our climate-impacted world: planting cover crops. A report released today by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) finds cover crops can suck tons of carbon pollution from the air, significantly cut crop losses and prevent the loss of a trillion gallons of water. In fact, planting cover crops on half the corn and soybean acres in the top 10 agricultural states (California, Iowa, Texas, Nebraska, Minnesota, Illinois, Kansas, Wisconsin, North Carolina, and Indiana) could sequester more than...
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