Corn

• Cover Crops Integrated into Corn Research on cover species, timing and economics for seeding cover crops in corn in Michigan. 
• Cropping Systems Study (PDF) Integrating Cereals and Cover Crops into Corn and Soybean Cropping Systems: Improving Economic Return and Implications for Pest Management. Kurt Thelen, et al., Crop & Soil Sciences, Michigan State University.
• Cover Crops and Liberty Linked Corn An on-farm experiment analyzing whether a cover crop can be successfully established in Liberty Linked corn with an early or late application of Liberty followed by two cultivation timings.

Soybean

• Cover Crops Integrated into Soybeans Research on cover species, timing and economics for seeding cover crops in soybeans in Michigan.
• Organic Soybean Systems (PDF) Utility of Interseeded Winter Annual Cereal Rye in Organic Food-Grade Soybean.

Winter Wheat

• No-till drilling cover crops (PDF) after wheat harvest and their influence on next season’s corn. An MSU Extension bulletin.
• Cover Crops Following Winter Wheat Two year evaluation of the effects of several cover crop cultivars seeded after wheat harvest on weed suppression.
• Frost-Seeding Species and Rates Comparison of common ragweed suppression by three red clover cultivars frost-seeded at three rates into winter wheat.

Potatoes

• Cover Crops Following Potatoes Before Onions An on-farm comparison of two cover crops after potatoes and their influence on the following onion crop.

Snap Beans

• Cover Crops Following Snap Beans On-farm analysis of five cover crops seeded following snap beans, comparing cover crop biomass production and weed suppression.

Orchard & Vineyard

• Cherry Orchard Floor Management (PDF) Beginning in 1995, a group of scientists at Michigan State University set out to answer how orchard floor management could affect other horticultural practices, soil quality, and pest management in newly planted and established tart cherry orchards. MSU Extension Bulletin E-2890.

Vegetables

• Cover Crop Choices for Michigan Vegetables (PDF) Many vegetable growers plant a winter cereal cover crop such as rye to prevent soil erosion by wind and water. Cover crops and forage rotation systems help growers build a healthy soil for healthy vegetables and reduce inputs while maintaining profitability. MSU Extension Bulletin E 2896.

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