The winners of the 2025 Cover Crop Competition have been announced, celebrating Jersey’s potato growers and shining a ...

Farmers considering cover crops must evaluate goals, timing and water concerns while working with specialists to maximize ...

Is the drive to cut applied nitrogen fertiliser inadvertently resulting in poorer cover and catch crop growth to the ...

No matter the type of farm, there’s an advantage to planting soil-feeding cover crops ahead of fall and winter. The assistance provided depends on the crops you plant. But there is definitely one out ...

Cereal rye is a go-to cover crop for many producers, including organic growers looking to avoid a chemical method of weed control. Eric Yu is a University of Minnesota Extension educator on crops ...

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Cover crops provide benefits to vegetable farms of all sizes in addition to larger-scale contributions to the public good. Reduced tillage systems can provide additional soil health benefits. Many ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — The Farm Progress Show is next week in Decatur, and one of the things expected to be discussed is cover crops. Cover crops are planted to cover the soil, not to be harvested.

The Ashland Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is hosting an event to promote the use of cover crops, featuring insights from experienced farmers. Conservation Chat: We’ve Got You Covered is ...

A field planted with cereal rye, one of the most common cover crops in Iowa. Photo by Ally Larson/Iowa State University. AMES, Iowa – Planting ground cover in fields between cash crop growing seasons ...

Maybe after you finish your vegetable harvest, you mentally say, “I’m done this year,” and wait to start again next year. But a cover crop could benefit you in several ways. By researching now, you ...

Cover crops, plants grown to protect and enrich the soil, are known to boost soil health and help store carbon. However, the ...