Cover crops may not be solution for both crop yield and carbon sequestration
People have assumed climate change solutions that sequester carbon from the air into soils will also benefit crop yields. But a new study from Cornell University finds that most regenerative farming practices to build soil organic carbon—such as planting cover crops, leaving stems and leaves on the ground and not tilling—actually reduce yields in many situations.
People have assumed climate change solutions that sequester carbon from the air into soils will also benefit crop yields. But a new study from Cornell University finds that most regenerative farming practices to build soil organic carbon—such as planting cover crops, leaving stems and leaves on the ground and not tilling—actually reduce yields in many situations.
