N-Vest™ Cover Crops

N-Vest™ cover crops are specifically designed for
maximum performance for multiple cropping systems.

The N-Vest™ program has been developed after years of research and practical on-farm testing in multiple Midwestern states.



Products available in N-Vest™Cover Crop System

    Groundhog Radish produces large roots.

  • N-Vest™ Groundbreaker Mix
  • N-Vest™ Groundbreaker Plus Mix
  • N-Vest™ Crimson Cover-All Mix
  • N-Vest™ Soil Builder Annual Ryegrass Blend
  • Clovers
  • Kura Clover
  • Cereal Grains
    - Cereal Rye
    - Valor Winter Barley
    - Oats
    - Wheat
    - Triticale
  • Winterhardy Annual Ryegrasses
  • Forage Radish
  • Oilseed Radish

    • Pro-Max™ planted after wheat yielded 4+ tons DM/ac.

  • Turnips
  • Pasja Hybrid Brassica
  • Rape
  • Hairy Vetch
  • Cow Peas
  • Field Peas
  • Austrian Winter Peas
  • Forage Peas
  • Pro-Max™ Sudangrass
  • Summer Delite Brand Teffgrass
  • Buckwheat
  • And more...

Soil Builder Annual Ryegrass Blend produces both excellent forage and dense, deep roots!

Cover Crops can also provide superior forage for production animals

Many cover crops provide opportunity for production livestock producers. Cover Crops such as brassicas, cereal grains, clovers, and annual ryegrass produce excellent forage for grazing and/or chopping.

Increase Nitrogen Fixation – Improve Future Crop Production

Cow Peas in Ohio cover crop trial -
Fall 2008

Cover Crops Benefit:
Soil Structure

  • Increase organic matter
  • Increase earthworm population
  • Improve aeration
  • Improve water holding capacity
  • Reduce compaction
  • Reduce soil erosion
  • Reduce surface runoff

Cover Crops Benefit: Soil Fertility

  • Nitrogen cycling
  • Increase nitrogen fixation
  • Enhance availability of phosphorous

    • Improve water infiltration and soil aeration with radishes and brassicas

  • pH buffering

N-Vest™ in the future of your farm with top quality.

N-Vest™ Cover Crops...university researched and proven!

Cover Crops Benefit: Environment Quality

  • Improve soil conservation
  • Improve water quality
  • Reduce erosion
  • Reduce nitrogen leaching
  • Reduce surface runoff

Cover Crops Benefit: Pest Management

Kura Clover provides a living mulch

  • Habitat for beneficial insects
  • Weed suppression
  • Helps control nematodes


To learn more about cover crops, please visit www.mccc.msu.edu.

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