Cover crops provide a variety of benefits, but if you don’t terminate them well they can limit your cash crop’s success. Because there is more than one way to get the job done, be sure to consider ...

Every fall after the growing season is over, I continue my soil-building regime by planting a winter cover crop. You’ll sometimes hear cover crops used in this type of application referred to as a ...

Cover crops play an important role in protecting the soil and water when cash crops like corn or soybean are not actively growing. The National Conservation Service promoted the use of cover crops ...

‘Prosperity,’ customer pressure help stir cover crop interest The ‘yo-yo’ principle of managing cover crops Is USDA overpromoting cover crops? This is the first part of a four-part series examining ...

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 ...

Conservation methods can help rejuvenate farmland, but the startup cost and uncertain results mean a risk many farmers still aren't willing to take. The University of Missouri Center for Regenerative ...

Becca Lewis is home maintenance writer who aims to foster confidence in and inspire DIY enthusiasts at all skill levels. Becca attended Southern Connecticut State University, where she studied ...

Much of the research on regenerative farming practices, such as no-till or cover crops, has looked at the benefits to the environment and the soil. Now a new study finds these farming practices also ...

Inside a barn in southwest Missouri, Macauley Kincaid operates a massive contraption of wood and metal affixed with pipes, pulleys and wheels. "This was like state of the art for its time. I mean, ...

A new cover crop survey is now open for prairie farmers and agronomists. Cover crops are plants grown in between or after ...

Your cotton fields might benefit from several kinds of winter cover crops which can control erosion, manage nutrients, and improve soil health, including a crimson clover cover crop or even a vetch ...