Category: Cover Crops

PCM Low-SPR Data

New PCM Data: Tillage, Nitrogen & Cover Crops on Less Productive Soil

Which practices are most profitable on Illinois’ less productive soils? PCM digs into the data to find out.

The Intersection of Data Analysis & Lived Farm Experience

PCM Field Days are a reminder of what’s possible when farmers, data, and lived experience are together in the same room. 

Missouri PCM Field Day

Lessons From the Field: Blind Inlets & Nutrient Management

PCM and Missouri Corn recently hosted a field day looking at blind inlets, nutrient management, and which practices earn their keep.

What 11 Years of Illinois Farm Data Reveals About Profitability

The 2026 PCM Business Case for Conservation is here with new findings on tillage, nitrogen management, and cover crops.

PCM’s Big 3: Tillage, Nitrogen Management, and Cover Crops

Our dataset focuses in analyzing the environmental and economic outcomes of tillage systems, nitrogen management, and cover crops. Here’s why.

Spring Decisions That Pay Off All Season

The best returns often start with simple, smart decisions at planting time.

Most Profitable In-Field Practices for Lower Soil Productivity Fields

In this webinar, we summarize financial and environmental outcomes for the lower-productivity soils of Illinois for the three different practice standards: tillage, cover crops, and nitrogen management.

Financial & Environmental Impact of Conservation Practices

This webinar reviews data from the latest PCM data publication as well as the goals and offerings of PCM.

Managing Risks with Cover Crops

This guidebook titled Managing Risks with Cover Crops aims to help farmers understand how to use cover crops without sacrificing profitability.

Farmers for Soil Health Provides Payments for Cover Crops Planted This Fall

Fields planted to cover crops for the first time in Fall 2023 are eligible for a three-year contract payment.