Cover crops have “significantly” increased throughout the Midwest, researchers reported.

Cover crops are grown before spring crops in a rotation that alternates winter and spring crops. “That way we’re growing six crops in four years – four harvested, two grazed.

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 research ...

Kansas State University researchers have found that grazing cover crops can improve soil health in no-till dryland cropping systems.

Cover crops are on the minds of many producers but knowing how to approach the practice can be challenging. During a recent Farmer 2 Farmer tour more than 70 people went to multiple fields in ...

Researchers have developed a new model that can suggest the optimal conditions for farmers to plant cover crops, or crops grown in between cash-crop seasons, to help ensure long-term cash-crop ...

Researchers have developed a new model that can suggest the optimal conditions for farmers to plant cover crops, or crops grown in between cash-crop seasons, to help ensure long-term cash-crop ...

Planting ground cover in fields between cash crop growing seasons is an effective way to prevent farmland from losing soil carbon from erosion, a factor that's underestimated in considering the ...

Corn Shredding Days at the Dwain Gerken Farm. Crop insurance expert Paul Tangen. Cover crops in MN.

While perennials may not be everyone's first choice in cover crops, they can help improve your soil health quickly.

When the Southern Cover Crops Council held its annual conference recently in Baton Rouge, I was fortunate to sit in on panel discussions with farmers and specialty crops (vegetables, fruits, ...