Cover crops have many benefits. They have the potential to increase soil organic matter, protect the soil from erosion, improve soil structure and water infiltration, increase soil fertility, and ...

Commentary: Funding freezes on USDA programs will be a blow to other businesses, like plant nurseries, along with nonprofits ...

Some cover crops can sequester nitrogen for the following corn crop, reducing the amount of applied nitrogen. “In our experience, nitrogen is still cheaper to buy,” Ferrie points out.

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 ...

Three years of national survey results have now been collected on farmers who no-till and use crop crops. No-Till farming magazine shared these results recently. Around 80.5% of all no-till farmers ...

In a couple of weeks, Perennial will release their ’60s-inspired EP Perennial ’65. The band shared the “title track” earlier this month, and now they’re back with a cover of the Kinks ...

Agricultural runoff has become cleaner, with less phosphorus, and there have been public projects to help restore habitat and ...

Michigan State University research studying the long-term impact of agricultural practices on soil organic matter has reached ...

Weed removal is a chore that no one likes, but we can help make the task easier. Discover the best way to pull weeds, and the ...