The purpose of this trial was to demonstrate and compare how several types of cover crops grew on a farm field in the Sumas prairie, Abbotsford, BC. Cover crops were selected that would grow quickly, provide ground cover rapidly, compete with weeds, add diversity and fit into annual vegetable cropping systems. An additional goal was to see if the cover crop varieties would experience different levels of waterfowl grazing. Twenty-two types of cover crops were grown, including cereals, brassicas, legumes, other floral species, and mixtures.
