Research funded by water companies has revealed significant differences between cover crop destruction methods for nitrogen availability in the following ...

Cotton being grown in a living white clover cover crop. Athens, GA. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing ...

It’s difficult to overstate the benefits of a cover crop for your garden. In addition to helping replenish the nitrogen in your soil, cover crops also act as habitat for a healthy garden ...

Crimson clover is a fine cover crop to use, but it is getting too late to plant it.

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 ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. – No one wants to think of harvest’s end as the vegetable garden reaches peak, but now’s the time to plant over-winter cover crops to improve your soil for next season.

Ferrie: Farmer Asks How to Use Red Clover as a Cover to Reduce Nitrogen Rates and Costs Red clover can fix nitrogen, suppress weeds and improve crop yields. Based on test plot research in Illinois ...

Do you know the difference between a ground cover and a cover crop? The answer matters if you want the best way to get rid of weeds in your yard and garden.

Cover crops can be a valuable tool for weed suppression—successfully competing with weeds for light, water, nutrients and space. As a result, new cover crop seed mixes are growing in popularity ...

For this activity, you will create a clover crop monster, which will help you see how quickly grasses germinate and provide ground cover.

According to a new study, however, the use of cover crops can actually reduce main-crop yields. First of all, cover crops definitely do provide some benefits.

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, red ...