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 ...

When Steve Stierwalt studied agriculture at the University of Illinois in the 1970s, soil health wasn’t commonly taught or ...

A free, online tool that helps farmers evaluate cover crop species based on things like county, production goals and drainage situation has been updated to reflect new research in the field. Iowa’s ...

A cover crop can be any non-cash crop grown in addition to the primary cash crop. Cover crops can be annuals or perennials, and they can be planted as monocultures or in mixtures of multiple species.

Discover how the humble radish has become a culinary staple with its peppery flavor, eco-friendly cultivation and impressive versatility.

Unverferth Manufacturing Co., Inc. announces the addition of a mounted cover crop seeder for its Rolling Harrow soil conditioner to provide time-saving, one-pass planting of these profit-enhancing ...

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 ...