b"COVER CROPSCover Cropping RiseON THEInterest in cover crops is growing in Alberta as farmers look forways to save their soil.AS FARMERS IN Alberta try to stop their soils from blowing away, cover crops have quickly become a solution. While the interest is mainly coming from farmers in the southern portion of the province where Chinook winds steal topsoil every year, theres also starting to be more interest amongst farmers further north.You have to look at what you're wanting out of (cover crops). And that's where it really should be targeted to the areas of the field that are the most needed or particular fields or after particular crops, Scott Gillespie says in a Zoom interview.Gillespie, a regenerative ag consultant with Plants Dig Soil Consulting Ltd. based in Taber, Alta. has found the farmers he works with are mainly interested in cover crops for erosion control or holding soil in place. However, hes found that over the long-term farmers who adopt cover cropping find the biggest impact on their soil is that they help with water infiltration by holding more water in place assisting with drought mitigation. Scott Gillespie, regenerative ag consultant with Plants Dig Soil Consulting Ltd. The effects of wind erosion on a field in southern Alberta. PHOTO STAMP SEEDS52seed.ab.ca"