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 ...

What’s cover cropping all about, anyway? As with many eco initiatives, what was old is new again: Cover crops (or fallow season plantings; see more below) were first used during the Roman Empire as a ...

While there are plenty of reasons for farmers to consider using cover crops, it can sometimes be a challenge knowing where to start and which factors to keep in mind to ensure the best results for 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 ...

A proposed $25-per-acre incentive for cover crops failed to survive the final version of a newly enacted climate law, but some lawmakers are pushing to add a more modest program to the next farm bill.

Cover crops are plants that are planted to cover the soil to keep it in place and improve soil health. They can be intercropped with other crops or planted after harvesting. The crops are mainly grown ...

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 ...

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

FARIBAULT, Minn. — Which cover crops provide the most benefit to a farm’s bottom line? That’s what a Minnesota-based research project is trying to figure out. “The objective of our research isn't to ...