After that, I planted a seven-way mix of cover crops that I then grazed cattle on this past fall and winter. The seven-way mix was also designed to help provide nitrogen for my 2021 corn crop.

Too wet for planting? Let’s talk cover crops. Is it just me, or does it seem like we’re living in the middle of a wetland? It has been common this spring to see farmers skirting around ...

As much as I usually dislike the month of January, what with it being 11 weeks long and facing the guilt of my damp attempt ...

The map below was created a few days after spring termination of the cover crop. Treatments consisted of several different cover crop mixtures, as well as no cover. The field was then planted to corn ...

Different cover crop application methods and timing of those applications were evaluated at Ivy Tech in Lafayette, IN. Cover crop treatments are highlighted from right to left which corresponds to ...

The director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture says farmers in three states can now pre-enroll for a new cover crop ...

A soybean researcher says cover crops can be another mode of action for controlling weeds, but it will take a lot of biomass. Shawn Conley says University of Wisconsin research through weed scientist ...

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 ...

Farmers manage crops, maintain equipment, and market products, often while balancing a second job and family demands. Adding a dispute with a crop insurance company is the last thing farmers need.

Project Apis m., a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting honeybee research, showcased its Seeds for Bees program at the recent Almond ...