Summer crop harvests are right around the corner and it’s time to start planning for winter cover crops. Cover crops offer numerous benefits, but maximizing those benefits starts with selecting species and varieties that are well suited to your region and system.

The Southern Cover Crop Variety Trial is here to help you do that. Our 2025 results are now available as a pdf or excel file, with archives of previous year’s trials available on search.utcrops.com/cover-crops. This year’s trial included 20 varieties (4 brassica, 8 cereal, and 8 legume) and 8 sites across 7 states (AL, FL, GA, KY, SC, TN, and LA).