As we creep toward spring, many gardeners begin to get the urge to get out in the garden. Seed starting and garden planning activities are well under way. One gardening technique that many gardeners ...

Cover crops mixes can be harvested and ensiled, but soil health benefits are not as strong as grazed cover crops. Producers should remember that the careful planning of planting and grazing or harvest ...

GRAND FORKS — There’s no definite answer for when farmers will be planting their crops as spring rolls in, say North Dakota ...

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 ...

Many first-time users of cover crops appreciate that oats will winterkill and require no special management in spring. However, the erosion control provided by oats in late winter and spring is less ...

Researchers found that intercropping with alfalfa was beneficial for boosting farm resource use efficiency for almond crops.

To save money, energy, and to get week after week of crops instead of one big harvest, the key is to sow your own seeds, ...

Around 40 people gathered at the North Webster Community Center to enjoy breakfast and learn how conservation agriculture ...

If you’re looking for a way to make your garden more productive and bountiful, succession planting is a great option. This ...

Potential benefits of cover crops are numerous: Since a single cover crop planting cannot effectively provide all of the potential benefits listed above, the grower must prioritize the desired ...

For farmers trying to Flip their Soil and improve soil health one simple thing they can do this fall is plant cereal rye as a cover crop and plant soybeans into that stand. Soil health experts say ...