Speaker: Eric Brennan, Research Horticulturist, Organic Crop Production & Climate-Smart Farming, USDA-ARS Salinas.
Some high-value crops like strawberries are grown on beds that are covered in plastic mulch to reduce weeds and disease issues and increase yields. But the plastic mulch can create lots of problems with runoff and soil erosion during rainy winter periods. One solution to help solve this environmental problem is to grow cover crops in furrows between beds. In this interactive presentation Eric Brennan shared his lessons learned from over 10 years of experience with cover cropping in furrows.