Cover Crop Solutions' cover crop radish helps boost bottom line for farmers while building soil health.
•Tillage Radish - a seed variety (Plant Variety Protection pending) draws farmers' attention to the issue of soil health while offering viable solutions
•Product is result of over 12 years of selective plant breeding for use as a cover crop
•Tillage Radish provides certain benefits
◦Grows through compacted soil layers to allow water and air infiltration
◦Proven yield increases in corn and soybeans
◦Gathers leftover nitrogen (N) from late summer to winter-kill in winter
◦Makes N and other nutrients more available to following cash crops
◦Fast growing foliage in the fall suppresses winter annual weeds
◦Attracts earthworms, enhances growth of beneficial soil organisms
◦Certified seed; consistent genetics delivered to farmers