Grazing cover crops benefits soil health

Kansas State University researchers have found grazing cover crops can improve soil health in no-till dryland cropping systems, addressing a key concern for producers in water-limited environments like the central Great Plains.The study, conducted from 2018 to 2021 across three producer fields in central and west Kansas, found grazing cover crops with beef cattle had no negative effects on soil’s physical or chemical properties compared to ungrazed cover crops, according to a university ne