This is one of a nine-part video series on the basics of planting corn and soybean into a green living cover crop. These videos detail the basics of rye establishment the previous fall, planter set-up, weed control, water quality and soil health considerations, and a field scouting trip to see how these practices come together in the field.

Chelsea Zegler, Extension Ag Water Quality outreach specialist, and Jamie Patton, Wisconsin state soil health coordinator for USDA NRCS, discuss the positive impacts planting green has on surface water and groundwater quality, how planting green can reduce soil erosion, and how planting green improves drought resilience.