Cover crops are grown before spring crops in a rotation that alternates winter and spring crops. “That way we’re growing six crops in four years – four harvested, two grazed.

Cover crops are used in place of crops intended for sale or animal forage. Farmers most commonly use rye or winter wheat for cover. Instead of being bare and exposed to the elements and erosion ...

Cover crops, with their ability to reduce erosion and promote soil health, are being planted across more Midwestern land than ever. That’s according to new University of Illinois research ...

Three-year study may help ease concerns of producers in water-limited regions. Kansas State University researchers have found that grazing cover crops can improve soil health in no-till dryland ...

John Dryden, a Larned area farmer who showed several of this fields with cover crops, has enrolled his 2,500-acre farm into ADM’s cover crop incentive program. The $10 an acre generated $25,000 ...

But cover crops tend to produce a modest though highly variable increase in soil carbon, prior research has shown. In the studies analyzed in the new paper, carbon was up 14% on average in the top ...

Researchers have developed a new model that can suggest the optimal conditions for farmers to plant cover crops, or crops grown in between cash-crop seasons, to help ensure long-term cash-crop ...

Cover crops in MN. On this episode of Farm Connections we take part in Corn Shredding Days at the Dwain Gerken Farm. Dan talks with crop insurance expert Paul Tangen about risk management information.

Researchers have developed a new model that can suggest the optimal conditions for farmers to plant cover crops, or crops grown in between cash-crop seasons, to help ensure long-term cash-crop ...

Planting cover crops in fields can help not only rejuvenate soil health but also improve water quality, as recommended by the Hawk Creek Watershed Project in Olivia.

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, ...

Mixed-species cover crops can use more water at greater depths than cash crops, thus taking away moisture and potentially yield from the cash crop. “Your challenge is always going to be moisture.