Cover Crops for Organic Farms

The Organic Production publication series was developedby the Center for Environmental Farming Systems,a cooperative effort betweenNorth Carolina State University,North Carolina A&T State University, and theNorth Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.The USDA Southern Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Programand the USDA Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems Programprovided funding in support of the Organic Production publication series.David Zodrow and Karen Van Epen of ATTRAcontributed to the technical writing, editing, and formatting of these publications.Prepared byKeith R. BaldwinProgram Leader, ANR/CRDExtension Specialist—HorticultureNorth Carolina A&T State UniversityNancy G. CreamerDirector, Center for Environmental Farming SystemsNorth Carolina State UniversityCollege of Agriculture and Life SciencesPublished byNORTH CAROLINA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICEAG-659W-0307/2006—BSE06-45788Distributed in furtherance of the acts of Congress of May 8 and June 30, 1914. North Carolina State University and North CarolinaA&T State University commit themselves to positive action to secure equal opportunity regardless of race, color, creed, nationalorigin, religion, sex, age, or disability. In addition, the two Universities welcome all persons without regard to sexual orientation.North Carolina State University, North Carolina A&T State University, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and local governmentscooperating.