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

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

Mulch, such as straw or wood chips, can effectively smother weeds, says Lovejoy. Applying a 2- to 4-inch layer of mulch to ...

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

COVER CROP ROI Ferrie’s 10 years of cover crop strip trials usually produced negative ROIs. “Even if we didn’t lose yield, there was no additional yield to offset the cost of the cover crop ...

Rolling Hills Company is in the Hocking River Watershed.

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

Timing is important when looking for a successful cover crop stand that will maximize the crop’s benefits. Interseeding ...