Researchers found that adding cover crops to corn crops boosts nutrients in the soil and will help protect against food ...

Interseeding cover crops can be an effective and timely way to establish cover crops in cornfields here in Minnesota.

Too wet for planting? Let’s talk cover crops. Is it just me, or does it seem like we’re living in the middle of a wetland? It has been common this spring to see farmers skirting around ...

The problem of “not seeing the forest for the trees” may have a solution with 3-D technology being used to estimate biomass ...

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) recently concluded the third application cycle for its Crop Insurance Premium Rebates for Planting Cover Crops program.

The second chart shows what Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie calls the opportunity cost — the difference in net profit over the two years that resulted from planting the cover crops and ...

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 ...

Annual ryegrass is fast-growing and easier to establish by broadcast seeding than other grass cover crops. It needs to be planted earlier than cereal rye to get good fall cover. Ryegrass is conducive ...

As much as I usually dislike the month of January, what with it being 11 weeks long and facing the guilt of my damp attempt ...

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