Inc. announces the addition of a mounted cover crop seeder for its Rolling Harrow soil conditioner to provide time-saving, one-pass planting of these profit-enhancing crops. Cover crops are proven ...

Recently published research in the journal Weed Science shows that planting soybeans in a green, living cover crop provides ...

The second chart shows what Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie calls the opportunity cost — the difference in net profit over the two years that resulted from planting the cover crops and ...

Restoring Grazing Land with Cover Crops - Converting marginal cropland to grazing land can be accomplished by planting several years of a diverse cover crop mixture containing legumes, root crops, and ...

Annual ryegrass is fast-growing and easier to establish by broadcast seeding than other grass cover crops. It needs to be planted earlier than cereal rye to get good fall cover. Ryegrass is conducive ...

Gardening is often thought of as a seasonal endeavor, with tasks that are specific to the spring, summer, fall, and winter, ...

Brad Kiefer is winning multiple corn and soybean yield contests by sticking with his grandfather's way of farming.

Zhang explained. The concept of “living mulch” involves growing cover crops between rows of maize throughout the crop’s lifecycle. This approach differs from relying solely on decomposing residues, ...

Ongoing research shows that multiple herbicide–resistant weed populations continue to grow in scope in Midwestern U.S.

This program will reward farmers who plant cover crops by providing a reduced premium on their crop insurance. The discount program was designed to promote planting additional acres of cover crops ...

Stuart’s wife Jo manages the agritourism enterprises. The project will evaluate the effectiveness of different cover crop establishment techniques and seed mixes on soil health and crop productivity.

Globally, powerful solutions are emerging by blending indigenous farming practices with modern agricultural innovations.