The project was designed to assess the profitability of various types of cover crops and planting methods at the farm level. It used data from a meta-analysis at Université Laval on the agronomic benefits of cover crops.
From 2016 to 2018
Project duration
Field crops
Activity areas
Soil health
Service
This cover crop profitability analysis is the largest of its kind ever conducted in Québec.
Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation du Québec | Université Laval
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