An assessment of “regenerative agriculture” – which focuses on improving soils, producing food and increasing farmland ...

Planting dry beans into spring cover crops could be a measure to protect young plants from damaging weather conditions like ...

A field planted with cereal rye, one of the most common cover crops in Iowa. Photo by Ally Larson/Iowa State University. AMES, Iowa – Planting ground cover in fields between cash crop growing seasons ...

Now is a wonderful time to set out early, cool-hardy vegetables, writes master gardener Brian Minter, in early April 2025.

Here we share insights and strategies for success from experienced cover crop growers as we relate their practices and observations to research studies.

We chatted as neighbours and organised the tasks while enjoying the time working together. The work was done, but the social networking was the bonus. I set the last of the spring crops on March 20. I ...

“The highest yielding varieties could therefore require an amount of additional N, with crops also requiring sufficient P and K to produce a strong root and to get up and out of the ground rapidly. It ...

Cover crops after the main crop has been harvested from a field (Emily Beament/PA) A shift away from the familiar sight of bare winter fields can help improve soils and boost wildlife, a study ...