When you check more than one species, all selected cover crops planted at
that time will show on the graph.
For example if you select "barley" and "red clover" then only fields where
both barley and red clover are present are shown.
Cases when barley was planted alone will be filtered out.
Other species may be present but the field will contain both barley and red
clover together.
If no points are displayed on the graph then no participating farmer planted
that combination of cover crops.
Cover crop species
County
Planting year
Soil texture
Horizontal Axis
Total precipitation is the amount of rainfall that fell from when the cover
crop was
planted, until the cover crop biomass was harvested.
Growing degree units are the amount of heat the cover crop received from the
when
the cover crop was planted to when the cover crop biomass was harvested.
Planting date displays the data according to when the cover crop was
planted.
Linear Regression
Toggle to visualize the statistical relationship between cover crop biomass and
the
selected growth variable.
When checked, you will see a regression line, an equation representing the
statistical relationship of the variables, and a brief sentence describing how
much
variation is explained by the select growth factor.
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Prior crop
Tillage
Seeding method
Manure applied prior to cover crop
Manure applied post cover crop establishment
About this graph
This graph shares farmer data about how cover crops grow in Wisconsin.
Each colored data dot represents one field from a farmer who completed a survey and
collected
crop samples in fall 2020, 2021, 2022, or 2023.
You can change filters to explore relationships between cover crop biomass (how much the
cover
crop grew) and different factors which could influence that growth.
on colored points for a popup box with
specifics
on county, cover crop types, and fertility management.
Cover crop aboveground biomass
is
a measure of
how well the cover crop grew before sampling. Samples are dried and then weighed, and
reported
as “ton DM/acre” or tons of drymatter per acre.
You can change the dot colors to explore
results by climate region**, cover crop species, or crop planted prior to cover crop.
Down below you can choose specific county,
tillage, specific crop species and more. (Note that our database is built on input from over
100 farms, and if you select many filters at once, you may end up with very few or no data
points to display.)
Toggle to visualize the statistical relationship between cover crop biomass and the selected
growth variable. When checked, you will see a regression line, an equation representing the
statistical relationship of the variables, and a brief sentence describing how much
variation is
explained by the select growth factor.
over colored points for details from
individual
farmers where we have them,
including
planting
rate and manure application if used.
are a measure of how much heat has accumulated over a season.
This can indicate how favorable were conditions for plants.