When driving through rural North Carolina in the winter, you might notice some fields are unseasonably green, well more often than not, those are cover crops.
Cover crops are a sustainable, environmentally-friendly practice farmers use to improve their soil quality, protect their ground throughout winter, prevent erosion and more. Learn more about cover crops with these farm facts.
Common varieties of winter crops include wheat, barley, sudan grass, forage radish and buckwheat.
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture
See more: Farm Facts: Wheat
