With cool-season vegetable crops going into the ground, many gardeners who ... The risk of this is exceptionally high with grassy cover crops — such as winter rye, annual rye, wheat, barley ...

Everybody seems to be talking about cover crops. Rightfully so because, managed correctly, they can provide environmental benefits. Higher yield? Well, maybe, but probably not, at least in the ...

Farmers in Door and Kewaunee counties are getting closer to spending long days in their fields again as the weather outlook ...

SINGAPORE: Chicago wheat futures gained some ground on Tuesday ... The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) rated 45% of the winter wheat crops to be in good or excellent condition, down from ...

By having lucerne as an understorey in a rotation dominated by winter cereals ... since found it to be more reliable than the use of cover crops and also helps to improve water retention, as ...

Planting dry beans into spring cover crops could be a measure to protect young plants from damaging weather conditions like wind or hail. Dry beans are susceptible to damage from wind and other ...

for example by growing cover crops on land over winter, had benefits for soil health and nature. But there was less evidence from the UK-focused study around benefits from “no-till” or ...

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 ...