COVER CROP ROI Ferrie’s 10 years of cover crop strip trials usually produced negative ROIs. “Even if we didn’t lose yield, there was no additional yield to offset the cost of the cover crop ...

Unverferth Manufacturing Co., Inc. announces the addition of a mounted cover crop seeder for its Rolling Harrow soil conditioner to provide time-saving, one-pass planting of these profit-enhancing ...

Cereal Rye for Cover Cropping in Organic Farming (from “Managing Cover Crops Profitably”) - Rye is the best cool-season cereal cover for absorbing unused soil N. It has no taproot, but rye’s ...

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 ...

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 ...

This program will reward farmers who plant cover crops by providing a reduced premium on their crop insurance. The discount program was designed to promote planting additional acres of cover crops ...

Researchers at the University of Florida have uncovered a way to significantly increase the productivity of organic crops, ...

Why is it only now that hard research around cover crops is being positively promoted to the tillage sector by Teagasc? From the results displayed by Bridget Lynch at this week’s Teagasc tillage ...

Ministry of Agriculture says Malawi’s agricultural sector is set for a transformation with a strategic focus on three promising crops: sesame, cowpeas, and sorghum. Director of Crop Development ...