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This document contains an  overview of cover crop usage in Iowa (USA). It’s designed to answer common questions asked by agricultural producers, and it includes information on: effects of cover crops on crop yield, different cover crop species used in Iowa, how cover crops influence nitrogen dynamics, and  economic considerations.