Oats, winter wheat, cereal rye, and barley are all cool-season soil-feeding cover crops. Their dense growth rate covers soil ...

The following was written by Anna Cates, University of Minnesota Extension soil health specialist, Liz Stahl, Extension crops ...

With favorable soil moisture conditions this year, growers across North Dakota have an excellent opportunity to establish a ...

Farmers see a variety of benefits when using cover crops in their fields and home gardeners can do the same.

These plants are fall superheroes - not only are they edible, but they improve the soil over the fall and winter by fixing ...

Tom Corcoran, co-owner of T&D Corcoran Farms & Son in Caledonia had already seen how planting cover crops improved soil health, reduced erosion and runoff and tamped down weeds.

29. If planting occurs just a week later (Oct. 5), that probability drops to 60%. A week after that (Oct. 12), the probability drops to 13%. Winter rye is considered one of the most winter-hardy cover ...

With pigweed resistance spreading fast, growers need more than herbicides. New research reveals when and how cover crops can step in. From left, cereal rye terminated two weeks after soybean planting ...

There are three types of cover crops to consider planting in September. Winter-killed crops are perfect for growers with cold ...

Everybody seems to be talking about cover crops. Rightfully so because, managed correctly, they can provide environmental benefits. Higher yield? Well, maybe, but probably not, at least in the near ...

As summer winds down, you may be wondering how many more edible tomatoes you can expect to get this year. Any tomatoes ...