As fall sets in, it's easy to feel like your garden is winding down for the year. But guess what? Fall is actually the perfect time to think ahead and plant cover crops that will set the stage for a ...

While farmers plant millions acres of plants like rye and clover to boost soil health and crowd out weeds, a cover crop does the same thing in the smallest home garden. With cover crops, a vegetable ...

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 ...

Put your garden to work over winter by planting a cover crop this fall. Covering the soil with plants that are turned into the soil or smothered and allowed to decompose in spring provides many ...

With milder temperatures and increased rain, fall is a wonderful time for planting and readying next year’s garden. But did you know there are crops you can plant now that will improve the soil for ...

After a hot, dry summer, garden soil is ready for some nurturing. This is especially important in the veggie garden, where harvesting crops also removes plant-stored nutrients. Though harvesting is ...

For farmers trying to Flip their Soil and improve soil health one simple thing they can do this fall is plant cereal rye as a cover crop and plant soybeans into that stand. Soil health experts say ...

The likelihood of seeing a benefit from planting a cover crop, however, is closely related to the amount of biomass produced by the cover crop. Cereal rye has been one of the most, if not the most, ...

Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig and Governor Kim Reynolds are encouraging Iowa farmers to plant cover crops this fall to improve water quality and save money on next year's crop insurance premiums.

In September, many of us are cleaning up the garden, removing dead plants, and gathering the last of the summer harvest. It's true that it's not as common to have a fall garden, and that's truly a ...

SALMON, Idaho — Grazing cover crops after grain is harvested in the same field can pay off even where the growing season is short, according to University of Idaho researchers. A UI Extension trial ...