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

If you want to promote higher populations of beneficial insects, cull your buckwheat crops within 20 days of flowering. If ...

Farmers and hunters can work together to balance crop production and wildlife populations through food plots, habitat improvements and land management.

Cattle graze cover crops at the University of Idaho’s Nancy M. Cummings Research, Extension and Education Center near Salmon. (Courtesy John Hall) SALMON, Idaho — Grazing cover crops after grain is ...

Cattle graze on a mix of plants that make up a cover crop on a field at the Rodale Institute in Marion on Oct. 3. The mix of plants are clover, radishes, Japanese millet and oats. According to a new ...

Discovery Farm Program partnership evaluates conservation practices minimizing soil and nutrient losses in surface runoff on highly sloped land.

Everybody seems to be talking about cover crops. Rightfully so because, managed correctly, they can provide environmental benefits. Higher yield? Well, maybe, but probably not, at least in the near ...

In the fall, you might be tempted to remove the dead plant material, till your garden soil a bit, and put your garden to bed for the winter without another thought. However, you can also grow cover ...

Is this the year you try cover crops, the plants that create healthier soil in your yard and garden? Maybe it should be if you're concerned about spring planting. Does your soil have a weak structure ...

For farmers trying to Flip their Soil and improve soil health one simple thing they can do this fall is plant cereal rye as a cover crop and plant soybeans into that stand. Soil health experts say ...

A good practice is to write down the weather conditions when taking a soil sample. Dry and wet weather affect soil samples, ...

With hunger already increasing, Connecticut food pantries are likely to see an unprecedented wave of need starting.