Learn which cover crops may work best for you.
Enter your site conditions, cover cropping goals, cash crop growing window, and more to receive detailed recommendations from the Cover Crop Species Selector. This tool contains a collection of detailed images and descriptions of anywhere from 25 to 45 species per U.S. region. Sort and tailor the results by specifying factors such as weed impacts, environmental tolerances, and growth traits—or simply browse cover crop species. Precision Sustainable Agriculture developed the Cover Crop Species Selector in partnership with the four regional Cover Crops Councils. Find the tool at covercrop-selector.org.

Learn about this tool and its development at Confluence and GitHub.

Get the most from your cover crop’s nitrogen supplies.
The Cover Crop Nitrogen Calculator shows how much your cover crop will release and how much your cash crop will uptake over time. Enter your field’s geometry, soil properties, cash and cover crops, and more. The calculator draws on satellite imagery, soil and weather data, and Precision Sustainable Agriculture field trial data to give you tailored information on cover crop residue persistence, as well as the amount and timing of nitrogen availability. The Precision Sustainable Agriculture team built this calculator from the Nitrogen portion of the Crop Environment Resource Synthesis. Find the tool at covercrop-ncalc.org.

Learn about this tool and its development at Confluence and GitHub.

Learn how cover crops impact your bottom line.
A team of economists created the Cover Crop Economic Decision Support Tool to show how cover cropping may impact yield and revenue. Based on your field location, the tool automatically populates default values for labor, diesel, tractor operation, and other costs, which you may edit. When you indicate your cover crop species, seedbed preparation, planting and termination methods, and other factors, the tool generates percent changes in crop production over three years, as well as changes in yield and net income. Find the tool at covercrop-econ.org.

Learn about this tool and its development at GitHub. A link to Confluence is coming soon.

Sow season-long success with precise seeding.
Once you’ve entered your cover crop species, planting location and date, acreage, and other factors, the Cover Crop Seeding Rate Calculator recommends rates based on averages determined by your regional Cover Crop Council. To see how more specific factors affect the rates, enter your seeding method, seed mix ratio, and goals such as erosion control, grazing, cost savings, or weed suppression. PSA is developing the Cover Crop Seeding Rate Calculator in partnership with the four regional Cover Crops Councils. Coming Fall 2024.

Learn about this tool and its development at Confluence and GitHub.