Red clover can fix nitrogen, suppress weeds and improve crop yields. Based on test plot research in Illinois, a good stand of red clover can provide between 50 and 100 pounds of nitrogen per acre.

Summerside-based Linkletter Farms planted crimson clover as a cover crop, to hold potato field soil in place over the winter. Co-owner Mark MacEwen didn't expect it to survive the icy weather the way ...

Last fall, Summerside-based Linkletter Farms planted crimson clover as a cover crop, to hold potato field soil in place over the winter. Co-owner Mark MacEwen didn't expect it to survive the icy ...

Yet when it was time to pull the cover crop and plant vegetables in the healthy soil in mid-May, my husband was on a month-long work trip overseas. Planting that raised bed was not a priority.

A recent field day held by the Driftless Area Ag Alliance focused on ways to get more digestible fiber per acre.

Cover Crop. Additional vegetation planted in vineyards to cover the ground and better control erosion, soil quality, disease and other agricultural factors. Examples of cover crops include sorghum, ...

Introduced to Vermont by European settlers, red clover has become an essential part of the state’s landscape and identity. Designated as the state flower in 1894, this pinkish-purple bloom symbolizes ...

Crimson clover is a great option for a cover crop. Courtesy, Wendy VanDyk Evans, Bugwood.org When planning your vegetable garden, be sure to rotate crops and research which families they belong to.