10/09/2025
💧 Cover Crops vs. Bare Soil: Protecting Water and Soil.
Farmers often ask about drainage and water runoff. While subsurface drainage can help manage wet fields, leaving soils bare is the bigger problem for water quality and soil health.
Cover crops like 🌾 cereal rye, 🫛Austrian winter peas, and 🌿 radish improve water infiltration, retain soil moisture, and reduce runoff — even on fields with drainage. Healthy cover crops build resilient soils and help protect our rivers from surface runoff.
Adamant Global Trades connects growers with markets and sourcing options that support crop rotations, soil health, and sustainable farming — including cover crops.
🎥 Watch the rainfall simulator (video in French, Québec).
👉 Credit to Marie-Ève Bernard, at Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation - MAPAQ, and Le Bulletin des agriculteurs for sharing.
