Maryland State NECCC Contacts

W. Dean Hively
Research Soil Scientist
USDA-ARS Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory
Bldg. 007, Rm. 7, BARC-West
Beltsville, MD 20705
Email: Dean.Hively@ars.usda.gov
Phone: (301) 504-9031

Ray Weil
Professor
University of Maryland
1119 H. J. Patterson Hall
College Park, MD 20742
Email: rweil@umd.edu
Phone: (301) 405-1314

PDFs
Cover Crops, University of Maryland Extension
Topics: cover crops in the home garden
Cover crops: wheat, oats, crimson clover, forage radish, buckwheat, mixes

Plant Cover Crops, University of Maryland Extension
Topics: cover crop benefits, cover crops in the home garden, seeding timing and rates, cover crop management
Cover crops: rye, wheat, oats, annual ryegrass, barley, crimson clover, hairy vetch, winter peas, alfalfa, forage radish, mustard, kale, rapeseed, buckwheat

Forage Radish – New Multi-Purpose Cover Crop for the Mid-Atlantic, University of Maryland Extension
Topics: cover crop benefits, planting dates, seeding rates and methods
Cover crops: forage radish, mixes