Improving Choices: Farmer Takeaways from the National Cover Crop Variety Project

Farmers for Soil Health presents a farmer-focused webinar featuring Dr. Etienne Sutton, who will break down key insights from the latest 2024–2025 National Cover Crop Variety Project report. This nationally coordinated, USDA-funded research effort evaluates cover crop performance across regions and growing conditions aimed to empower farmers with the data they need to make better, more confident decisions.

In this session, Dr. Sutton will share:
-Practical takeaways from recent field trials on cereal rye, radish, clover, and more
-Variety performance by region—what worked and where
-Breeding advances aimed at improving establishment, winter hardiness, forage quality, and seed yield
-How this research can support your goals for grazing, carbon sequestration, or soil health