Put your garden to work over winter by planting a cover crop this fall. Covering the soil with plants that are turned into the soil or smothered and allowed to decompose in spring provides many ...

Your cotton fields might benefit from several kinds of winter cover crops which can control erosion, manage nutrients, and improve soil health, including a crimson clover cover crop or even a vetch ...

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Opting for a chemical method cover crop destruction and at a later timing are key to getting the most out of cover crops, according to a series of three trials. Data also show that reductions in N ...

Illinois farmer Brian Corkill uses cover crops on most of his ground. Read about what species he uses ahead of corn and ...

SCHOOL. WE TOOK OVER THIS GROUND IN ABOUT 2008 AND SINCE THEN, KIMBERLY FAMILY FARMS HAS BEEN GROWING ALMONDS ACROSS ITS 45 ACRES. BUT WHILE ALMONDS ARE THE CASH CROP HERE, HERE’S THE THICK STUFF ...

As the growing season winds down, you might think your garden has reached its final stage for the year. But mid-November can still be a great time to improve your soil and prepare for next spring with ...

WAUKON, Iowa - Kerry Troendle, of Waukon, had drilled cereal rye, wheat or a wheat-rye mix into 20 acres of soybean ground after harvest for three years for soil conservation and to provide additional ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! Fall is a great time to apply soil amendments to the garden, the lawn and our crop fields. Compost, composted or aged manure, fertilizers and lime can all ...

‘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 ...