In a 2015 strip trial on a central Illinois farm, three cover crop mixtures were planted behind a wheat crop, next to the grower’s normal double-crop soybeans. In 2016, corn planted behind the ...

Statewide, Ohio faced extremely dry conditions late in the season. In northern Ohio, the planting season got off to a tough ...

A growing number of farmers plant cover crops such as cereal rye after harvesting their corn or soybeans to cover the soil ...

He says for farmers in a corn soybean rotation it’s a little more challenging to get a cover crop planted but they can look at winter annual grasses like wheat, winter triticale or cereal rye.

they report a new strategy that achieves multiple conservation goals while maintaining corn yield: injecting manure into a ...

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 ...

Free soil-health workshops in person and online are planned for February to cover no-till, reduced tillage, cover crops in corn, grazing cattle and more. In Stewartville, the Olmsted Soil & Water ...

cover crops in corn, grazing cattle and more. In Stewartville, the Olmsted Soil & Water Conservation District is hosting a "Benefits of No-Till" free workshop from 3-7 p.m. on Thursday ...

The 2024 Farmers for Soil Health (FSH) enrollment window is closing on Feb. 28.

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 ...