As we flipped the calendar to July, we are set up with plenty of moisture heading into hot and humid days. We ended the month ...

Cover crops are becoming more popular in the Midwest, primarily as a resource to help protect soil quality. But popular cover ...

Seed for cover crop species that can be planted after a cash crop harvest, such as triticale, wheat and cereal rye, can be applied with fall fertilizer. “In our trials, drilling the cover crop ...

An eighth-generation Monroe County farm family — the Tim and Cindy Kaldenberg family — was honored earlier this month with ...

Brian Doerr recently introduced regenerative agriculture practices, including cover crops, on his family's Nebraska farm. He details his decision-making and implementation steps here.

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Cover crops are on the minds of many producers but knowing how to approach the practice can be challenging. During a recent Farmer 2 Farmer tour more than 70 people went to multiple fields in ...

Organic farmers can use a combination of cover crops and no-till methods to improve soil health, suppress weeds, and retain moisture, suggests a new report.

Finding value in cover crops through livestock consuming them On top of minimizing erosion and maximizing water retention, cover crops can feed livestock year-round.

Cover crops are planted after harvest as an in-between crop. Cover crops improve the soil with living roots that protect it from erosion and add nutrients. Cover crops are usually plowed down, but ...

“You are seeing a lot more of these cover crops,” said Odin farmer Tom Peterson. “Five years ago, you hardly saw any. The challenge, though, for that (farmer) on a corn and soybean rotation ...