With cover crops, true ROI — improved soil health and reduced erosion — may outweigh the negative financial ROI.” Ferrie’s trials confirm cover crops’ impact on soil health and erosion.

Farmers manage crops, maintain equipment, and market products ... Kevin Glanz, a farmer near Manchester, Iowa, has planted cover crops for five years. Cover crops are usually grasses or legumes ...

One factor to consider when planning your vegetable garden is crop rotation, which may get overlooked if you only have a small space to grow vegetables. Rotating crops, however, is a critical tool ...

After a year of drought and weather challenges, some cattle farmers are putting in extra cover crops this fall to ease the forage burden. Here’s the top six cover crops Midwest cattle farmers are ...

Interseeding cover crops can be an effective and timely way to establish cover crops in cornfields here in Minnesota. Planting cover crops after the corn harvest in the fall may run the risk of ...

An extension crops educator sees cover crops as a compliment to other weed control tactics. Liz Stahl with the University of Minnesota says herbicides remain the most effective tool for managing weeds ...

Spring is on the horizon and February offers the opportunity to sow lots of vegetable seeds indoors to extend the growing ...