
Cover crops provide an often overlooked reduction in soil carbon erosion, study finds
Monday, April 14, 2025 • 2 PM
Photo by Ally Larson/Iowa State University
Planting ground cover in fields between cash crop growing seasons is an effective way to prevent farmland from losing soil carbon from erosion, a factor that’s underestimated in considering the carbon sequestration potential of cover crops, according to a new study by an Iowa State University ecologist.