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 ...

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

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.

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.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture promotes cover crops through several programs, starting with $44 million in payments during the 2023 fiscal year from the agency’s Natural Resources ...

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.

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

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 ...

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 ...

A combine harvests corn, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, at a farm near Allerton, Ill. Cover crops top the list of tasks U.S. farmers are told will build healthy soil, help the environment and fight ...

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 ...