Dr. Erin Silva is an Assistant Professor in the Plant Pathology Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research and extension program focuses on sustainable and organic cropping systems, including cover crops and cover crop-based no-till production, the impact of organic management on soil biological and physical properties.
There are a diversity of opportunities to utilize cover crops throughout the growing season and crop rotation for increased organic matter, beneficial insect habitat, lowered compaction, weed control and more. Matt Ruark, Erin Silva and Léa Vereecke help you consider which ones could fit into your farming system, from interseeding into a standing crop to sowing short season covers during the growing season. Use of rolled mulch crops under soybeans (organic no-till) will also be discussed.
