Herbaceous cover establishment involves planting grasses that will not be harvested in order to decrease erosion.
- Conservation cover
- Planting grass on land that would not otherwise be planted or grazed (https://efotg.sc.egov.usda.gov/references/public/CA/327-std-ca-4-16.pdf)
- Contour buffer strips
- Planting perennial grasses in contour strips along a hillside under cultivation (https://efotg.sc.egov.usda.gov/references/public/CA/332_std_ca_12-15.pdf)
- Field border
- Planting a strip of grass along the border of your field (https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb1241318.pdf)
- Filter strip
- Planting grass along the banks of a stream or river (https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb1241318.pdf)
- Forage and biomass planting
- Planting perennial crops for animals to graze (https://efotg.sc.egov.usda.gov/references/public/CA/512-std-6-11.pdf)
- Grassed waterway
- Planting grass in the depressions where water flows during rain events (https://efotg.sc.egov.usda.gov/references/public/CA/412_std_ca_12-15.pdf)
- Herbaceous wind barrier
- Within a field, planting strips of grass that are perpendicular to the prevailing wind direction (https://efotg.sc.egov.usda.gov/references/public/CA/603-std-ca-8-16.pdf)
- Riparian herbaceous cover
- Planting grasses in the area along the banks of a stream or river that periodically floods (https://efotg.sc.egov.usda.gov/references/public/CA/390-std-3-12.pdf)
- Vegetative barriers
- Planting very stiff grasses to decrease erosion on hills or along waterways (https://efotg.sc.egov.usda.gov/references/public/CA/601-std-ca-08-16.pdf)
