LEARY – It’s easy for most Georgians to point out familiar agricultural landscapes: snowy tufts of cotton, tunnels of old-growth pecan trees and neatly spaced, bright green rows of peanuts.
But then, what’s that? A seemingly expansive field of … grass?
What might look like a grassy field of clover is actually a thoughtfully placed cover crop, meant to protect the soil beneath during the in-between season for row crops.
It’s a practice those at the Flint River Soil and Water Conservation District, a southwest Georgia natural resource conservation organization, is hoping to make more accessible to farmers in the region.
See the full coverage of the Flint River Soil and Water Conservation District’s event on the Albany Herald website.