Cover crops enrich the soil, suppress weeds, and can save you money on amendments.

CLUTIER, Iowa — Seeding a rye cover crop following corn and soybean harvest protects and improves soil quality, researchers told farmers attending the recent "Cover Crop Management 101" field day at ...

Cover crops are important in areas cultivated year after year. They reduce soil erosion and improve its overall health. As spring heats the soil, cover crops suppress weeds, and as they grow, they ...

Doug Collins and Teal Potter, co-authors on the new paper, stand in a field of triticale. The cover crop was grown to study its viability as a biofuel source (photo courtesy of Chad Kruger/WSU).

Considering a cover crop for corn and soybean acres? Cereal rye might be exactly what you’re looking for. To help you make your decision, we’ve outlined the benefits and challenges, covering the ...

I’ve come to realize with the drone I can get the seed more evenly spread out and across the field better and be able to cut my application rate down almost in half.

Farmers usually plant cover crops after harvesting their main crop. This prevents erosion of the soil and nutrient leaching. The roots of these crops also stabilize the structure of the soil. It had ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: Row-crop farmers make dozens of decisions that affect the crops they grow, but perhaps none is more important than the seed they select. In a special series called Savvy Seed Decisions, ...