There’s a moment every gardener recognizes. The soil that once crumbled easily between your fingers starts to compact, drain ...

Farmers usually plant cover crops after harvesting their main crop. This prevents erosion of the soil and nutrient leaching. The roots of these crops also stabilize the structure of the soil. It had ...

Cover crops play an important role in protecting the soil and water when cash crops like corn or soybean are not actively growing. The National Conservation Service promoted the use of cover crops ...

A three-year break-even is typical, but certain field conditions and farm practices can move your ROI into the black sooner.

Establishing winter cover crops after or between harvests can be a great way to preserve soil structure, protect against erosion and produce biomass that feeds the soil ecology. However, if you’re in ...

‘Prosperity,’ customer pressure help stir cover crop interest The ‘yo-yo’ principle of managing cover crops Is USDA overpromoting cover crops? This is the first part of a four-part series examining ...

A cover crop can either become an asset or an expense. The difference lies in selecting species that work with your soils, ...

As Des Moines struggles with high nitrate levels, lawn watering ban, state ag agency doubles cover crop incentives for ...

Different cover crop application methods and timing of those applications were evaluated at Ivy Tech in Lafayette, IN. Cover crop treatments are highlighted from right to left which corresponds to ...

A DJI Agras was used to spread cover crops over standing soybeans. Cover crop mixes varied and were compared against the same mixes drilled after harvest. Several demonstrations are planned across the ...

ASHLAND— If you’ve ever wondered whether cover crops are worth the hype, how to get them established before harvest chaos begins, or whether drones belong in your cover crop toolbox, Ashland Soil and ...

Daikon radishes used as a cover crop. (Photo: Edwin Remsberg/SARE) Producers can break even in as little as two years But seed, planting costs challenge economics Landowners can frustrate farmers’ ...