Plant Material Center’s Work Now Involves Cover Crops

Randall Weiseman July 1, 2015 Cattle, Field Crops, Florida, General, Livestock, USDA-NRCS

Janet Grabowski

USDA’s Plant Materials Center in Brooksville, Fla. has seen a change from what its mission has been in the past. Center Manager Janet Grabowski explains how the center’s work now involves cover crops.

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