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Soil carbon and cover crops

Carbon Removal Newsroom

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What Are the Barriers to Cover Crops?

The benefits of cover crop farming are clear. It reduces soil erosion, creates more carbon in the soil and gives you higher yields. But 70% of farmers said cost was the biggest reason that they wouldn't plant them. There is also a lack of financial incentives to pay for the initial costs. And there's a technical kind of nohow like which cover crops to plant - it takes some trial and error.

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