After a year of drought and weather challenges, some cattle farmers are putting in extra cover crops this fall to ease the forage burden. Here’s the top six cover crops Midwest cattle farmers are ...

Rake the soil smooth, removing any significant debris from a previous crop. • Broadcast the seed at the recommended rate for the plant type. • Cover the seed with soil to the recommended depth for the ...

A friend from church asked me, “Is there any cover crop to plant in the spring?” Traditionally, most home gardeners only plant cover crops in the fall. Spring plantings of cover crops will help ...

Midwest Cover Crop Council’s decision tool has been updated for Iowa farmers with added crops and species. Read More ...

For farmers trying to Flip their Soil and improve soil health one simple thing they can do this fall is plant cereal rye as a cover crop and plant soybeans into that stand. Soil health experts say ...

While the official jury is out on just how effective companion planting is, it doesn't hurt to give it a try. If you do, just ...

Every time a crop fails, the crop insurance demand shrills ... That is perhaps why the concerned officials are keen that the KCC holders must have mandatory insurance cover. They believe that the ...

“The mowing is costed at €25/ha (£21). Of course, the alternative is a cover crop, which would cost me €125/ha (£107).” In terms of extra income, the value of the nitrogen fixed is € ...

But they’ve only begun to unravel the complexities of soil across such a large and environmentally diverse state, and many questions still need to be answered before they can develop recommendations ...

A machine learning single page web application that predicts crop yield based on features like rainfall, pesticides usage, and temperature.