Whether it be tariffs that make Illinois soybeans less attractive to China or cuts to funds that prop up things like rural firefighting services, conservation-minded farming techniques and tree ...

Illinois Department of Agriculture is launching a new program to help encourage farmers to use cover crops. The department has opened applications for the Infield Conservation for Operationalizing ...

With cover crops, true ROI — improved soil health ... In a 2015 strip trial on a central Illinois farm, three cover crop mixtures were planted behind a wheat crop, next to the grower’s normal ...

Soil Temperature Soil temperature is a fundamental factor in the germination of seeds. For many crops, the soil must reach at least 50°F to ensure successful planting. This temperature threshold is ...

Adoption of cover crops on farm fields is irregular and exactly what drives a farmer to plant them can vary widely. But maps generated from satellite imagery show clearly that even in areas that ...