Cover Crop Practitioner

The Certified Cover Crop Practitioner course is a practical, career-focused programme designed to help learners understand how cover crops can be selected, established and managed to support soil health and sustainable farming systems.

Learners will explore different types of cover crops, how to select them based on farm goals, appropriate establishment methods, management and termination approaches, and how cover crops can influence soil health over time. The course also introduces practical considerations such as planting timing, single species versus mixtures, interseeding and integrating cover crops into existing cropping systems.

Through practical examples, farm scenarios, knowledge checks and applied activities, learners will develop the foundational skills needed to support cover crop implementation in agricultural and extension settings.

By the end of the course, learners should be able to identify suitable cover crops for different objectives, explain establishment and termination options, support basic cover crop management decisions, and monitor their contribution to soil health.