In the fall, you might be tempted to remove the dead plant material, till your garden soil a bit, and put your garden to bed for the winter without another thought. However, you can also grow cover ...

Crimson clover can be used as a cover crop in corn, soybeans and wheat fields to improve soil health. Much of the research on regenerative farming practices, such as no-till or cover crops, has looked ...

When the Southern Cover Crops Council held its annual conference recently in Baton Rouge, I was fortunate to sit in on panel discussions with farmers and specialty crops (vegetables, fruits, nuts and ...

I've heard about something called a cover crop for the vegetable garden. I don't know what that is. Could you tell me about them? Cover crops are an old, well-known way of building up the soil of your ...

In this week’s Boots In The Field report, Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie answers several questions from a farmer based in southwest Ontario, Canada, who had participated in Ferrie’s Beyond ...

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 ...

As much as we enjoy collecting homegrown produce from our vegetable gardens, the upkeep of these sensitive spaces can make the entire process overwhelming. While there are a number of possible ...

Call it a flower or call it a weed — clover is a plant everyone knows. Who hasn’t idled away an hour hunting for a four-leaf clover, hoping for good luck? A member of the legume family, clover is ...

When a farmer plants a crop to provide protection for the soil in between cash crops, those are called cover crops. Cover crops provide a root structure to hold the soil in place to prevent erosion, ...