Here’s the top six cover crops Midwest cattle farmers are using to stretch fall and winter grazing. Cereal rye is one of the top cover crops used in the U.S. for both agronomic and grazing. It is ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

"It's how people farmed 50 years ago." First-of-its-kind winery breaks new ground with unexpected tactic for growing grapes: ...

As JD Hollingsworth re­calls, the turning point came one evening in 2012 while riding in the combine with his father, ...

Companion plants provide a range of services to their partners. Some deter pests through chemical compounds in their foliage, ...

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 ...