URBANA – 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 ...

Less than 6% of Illinois farmland uses cover crops. The soil in Illinois is famously fertile and much of the land is flat. The soil isn’t highly erodible like soil on a slope or a hill might be.

Illinois Extension is hosting its annual Agronomy Field Day at the Ewing Demonstration Center at 9 a.m. Thursday, July 24.

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Called cover crops, they top the list of tasks U.S. farmers are told will build healthy soil, help the environment and fight climate change.

Cover crops help avoid soil erosion and runoff. Gov. JB Pritzker is proposing a 31% funding cut to a program that helps offset the cost for farmers.

DES MOINES — Called cover crops, they top the list of tasks U.S. farmers are told will build healthy soil, help the environment and fight climate change.. Yet after years of incentives and ...

Incorporating cover crops into their regenerative farming system has been a learning process for the Riskedal family this ...

As another large dust storm impacted Illinois, the conversation and questions continue about why and how to get the dust to ...

Cover crops have long-term benefits but can be expensive and require extra work. Crop yields may even decrease during the first few years. Cover crops cost roughly $35 to $40 an acre, and farmers ...

Cover crops have long-term benefits but can be expensive and require extra work. Crop yields may even decrease during the first few years. Cover crops cost roughly $35 to $40 an acre, and farmers ...