Agronomic advisers are increasingly recommending the use of cover crops to their farmer customers and helping them find success – especially when they have experience with cover crops on their ...

More than 650 U.S. farm advisors participated in a 2024 survey led by CTIC, SARE, and ASTA to understand how they influence cover crop use. It marks the first advisor-focused report since the survey’s ...

Newly released survey findings show how — and how frequently — farm advisors advise growers on cover crops. According to Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE), more than 650 farm ...

Cover crop inter-seeding refers to the practice of planting a forage crop in grain crop rows. This is not a new practice, but ...

An extension crops educator says cover crops have come on strong this spring in the Upper Midwest. Liz Stahl with the ...

In recent years, farmers in Virginia have found a way to suppress weeds, fix nitrogen and earn an extra buck by mixing cereal ...

Senator Dick Durbin is advocating for more programs that will give farmers an incentive to start planting cover crops. It’s a ...

A field planted with cereal rye, which is one of the most common cover crops in Iowa. Planting ground cover in fields between cash crop growing seasons is an effective way to prevent farmland from ...

Planting ground cover in fields between cash crop growing seasons is an effective way to prevent farmland from losing soil carbon from erosion, a factor that’s underestimated in considering the ...