Cover crops are plants specifically grown ... soil health during the winter months. Austrian winter peas establish quickly, providing dense ground cover that protects the soil from erosion and ...

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

When it comes to forage and cover crops, winter rye offers rock-star versatility ... Soil stays put – As a ground cover, rye effectively holds soil in place and reduces wind and water erosion.

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

They may shade the ground, thus reducing temperature fluctuation and the weed seed germination ... These tests showed less effect than those where a winter hardy crop was killed chemically in the ...

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 ...

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 ...

He would typically be planting spring crops in April ... crop to harvest instead of only using the wheat as a cover crop during the winter months. “On the other side of the scale, I wouldn ...

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 ...