Fayette County Farm Bur­eau member Damien Matt has had several moments of clarity since deciding to implement cover crops on his rural Castalia farming operation in northeast Iowa.

Research on regenerative techniques suggests producers should consider incorporating intercrops and cover crops with their ...

As your vegetable garden winds down for the season, it can be tempting to simply let it rest until spring. But what if you ...

If you're looking for a relatively easy way to improve your soil quality and hide the patchy areas of your lawn, grow this ...

Becerra-Alvarez’s research began with an oat-crimson clover mixture -- 80 pounds per acre of oat to 40 pounds per acre of ...

The use of cover crops in Iowa has expanded significantly in recent years. The conservation practice is promoted by the state ...

From mitigating soil compaction and reducing erosion, to adding nutrients to soil and suppressing weeds, there are many reasons to plant fall cover crops.

Modern technology can help producers “double dip” by establishing cover crops earlier in the season and achieve both fall and ...

1 Department of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, United States 2 Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, ...

Cultivating native plants benefits homeowners, too. Replacing traditional turf with clover, buffalo grass, xeriscaping, or ...

As we enter the fall season and begin preparing fields for the winter, this is the time to think about planting cover crops. Typically, most growers plant less than 5% of the vegetable ground with ...