{"id":484,"date":"2014-12-11T23:57:52","date_gmt":"2014-12-11T23:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/soils\/?page_id=484"},"modified":"2026-03-20T18:37:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T01:37:58","slug":"organicfarmcovercrops","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/soils\/organicfarmcovercrops\/","title":{"rendered":"Cover Crops"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cover crops are used to supply organic matter to soils, improve soil structure, fix nitrogen, cycle nutrients, protect soil from erosion, and as a tool to manage weeds and other pests. Choice and management of cover crops depend on which benefits are most important, and on the cropping system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Western Cover Crops Council <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The\u202fWestern Cover Crops Council<\/a>\u202f(WCCC) works to\u00a0facilitate\u00a0and enhance communication and collaboration that promotes the successful adoption and integration of cover cropping into Western U.S. agricultural systems.\u00a0The\u00a0council covers the states and territories within the\u202fWestern SARE<\/a>\u202fregion. We recently launched the cover crop species selection tool, which was highlighted in the\u202fCapital Press<\/a>\u202fand\u202fPSagrarian<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you would like to be involved in the mission and work of the WCCC,\u00a0a great way\u00a0to do so is through\u00a0our\u00a0subregional committees<\/a>. The Pacific Northwest Committee\u202fcovers Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Alaska.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

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