The Oklahoma Water Resources Center is participating in field research of cover crops being conducted at the Southwest Research and Extension center near Altus, OK. Twelve water flumes were installed to evaluate how the use of cover crops, no till farming and grazing of cover crops effect soil health, soil carbon, nutrient cycling, greenhouse gases emissions, and water quality and quantity.

 

This study of wheat being used as a cover crop for cotton production is being administered to understand how cover crops perform in a Southern United States climate with less rainfall as well as determine barriers to adoption of regenerative agriculture practices. The outcomes will be used to develop river basin scale models to evaluate the effects of these practices at a regional scale.

 

In addition, a new Extension Soil Stewardship Program is in development to educate producers on soil management and the research outcomes from this regenerative agriculture research.

 

For more information about this project visit our partner site.

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Partners of the OWRC