Missouri Ruralist
Cover crops have long been touted as a way to reduce weeds in fields. One University of Missouri study found that one cover crop helps in management of the fast-growing weed waterhemp.
Waterhemp has been known to grow up to 1 inch per day, making control difficult. However, MU Extension weed scientist Mandy Bish and a team of researchers studied how planting soybeans into a green cover crop helps with early-season waterhemp emergence.