Regenpgc

We are RegenPGC*(“Regenerating America’s Working Landscapes to Enhance Natural Resources and Public Goods through Perennial Groundcover”), a transdisciplinary team of academic and industry scientists and engineers funded by USDA-NIFA. Our shared vision is to make year-round groundcover on working lands the norm, rather than the exception, for Midwestern US agriculture and beyond. Central to our approach is developing and de-risking perennial groundcover systems, where a perennial cover crop is planted once and then persists for multiple years alongside annual crops such as corn and soybean. By providing year-round groundcover, PGC can deliver multiple ecosystem services, including conserving soil resources, reducing nutrient export, enhancing carbon sequestration, and suppressing weeds, thereby reducing herbicide requirements. Compared to conventional cover cropping, a PGC approach has lower management requirements, which could facilitate the widespread adoption of cover cropping systems critical to achieving measurable differences in large-scale environmental issues. Ready to learn more? Jump over to our website *RegenPGC is supported by Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grant No. 2021-68012-35923 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.