Investigating the Impact of Cover Cropping, No-Till, and New Hybrid Adoption on Crop Yields and Resilience

Image of a soybean field in Iowa that utilizes cover cropping.

Project Summary

We will conduct a series of related studies on the effects of new practices on cropping system performance in the U.S. The main practices of interest are cover cropping, no-till, and adoption of new hybrids. The main outcomes of interest will be average yields of key crops (corn, soybean, possibly wheat), yield losses in drought conditions, and yield losses from early season ponding.

Study Area:

United States

Earth Observations Used

Landsat | Sentinel

Lead Institution

Project Lead

David Lobell

Stanford University

Project Team:

Yuchi Ma

Stanford University

Other Collaborators:

Anu Swatantran, Corteva

Kaiyu Guan University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign