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 ...

In the fall, you might be tempted to remove the dead plant material, till your garden soil a bit, and put your garden to bed for the winter without another thought. However, you can also grow cover ...

Planting flora that can compete against weeds is one of the best ways to naturally keep your garden under control, and one ...

As the combines start rolling across the country farmers are focused on taking the crops off the land. However, it’s a great time for farmers to also be thinking about planting cover crops to help ...

One of the tasks you can complete before spring is planting cover crops. February is a perfect time to broadcast some seeds and coat the ground with plants that benefit the soil in the long run. The ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Called cover crops, they top the list of tasks U.S. farmers are told will build healthy soil, help the environment and fight climate change. Yet after years of incentives and ...

Planting ground cover in fields between cash crop growing seasons is an effective way to prevent farmland from losing soil carbon from erosion, a factor that's underestimated in considering the carbon ...

People have assumed climate change solutions that sequester carbon from the air into soils will also benefit crop yields. But a new study from Cornell University finds that most regenerative farming ...

A lot of planting and agronomic decisions are being made across corn and soybean country this week. Ken Ferrie, Farm Journal Field Agronomist, offers his thoughts and recommendations on how to address ...

Aerial cover crop seeding helps Ohio farmers improve soil health and manage wet fields before the fall harvest.