On-Farm Team

PSA has partnered with farmers across 25 states to study factors affecting cover crop performance. The On-Farm research teams use common protocols to study the short-term effects of cover crops on farms that currently use cover crops, but may differ in management. Data collected includes field history and management, real-time field weather and soil data, cover crop biomass, and cash crop yield.

By allowing a range of sustainable farming practices, PSA can better study the impact of factors such as termination timing, soil conditions, or climates across the United States -  building predictive tools for growers to take the ‘it depends’ out of management choices.