Research on regenerative techniques suggests producers should consider incorporating intercrops and cover crops with their ...

As your vegetable garden winds down for the season, it can be tempting to simply let it rest until spring. But what if you ...

If you're looking for a relatively easy way to improve your soil quality and hide the patchy areas of your lawn, grow this ...

Corn harvest is underway in most of North Carolina and tobacco fields are being stripped as harvest season kicks into high gear. That means it is time to get those ...

Fayette County Farm Bur­eau member Damien Matt has had several moments of clarity since deciding to implement cover crops on his rural Castalia farming operation in northeast Iowa.

Becerra-Alvarez’s research began with an oat-crimson clover mixture -- 80 pounds per acre of oat to 40 pounds per acre of ...

The use of cover crops in Iowa has expanded significantly in recent years. The conservation practice is promoted by the state ...

From mitigating soil compaction and reducing erosion, to adding nutrients to soil and suppressing weeds, there are many reasons to plant fall cover crops.

Weed management is a key concern for any farmer. But it’s at the top of the list for those growing organic field crops, ...

Modern technology can help producers “double dip” by establishing cover crops earlier in the season and achieve both fall and ...

I’m one month earlier than normal to graze my last farmette, just to give you an idea of how dry it is and how sparse the ...

1 Department of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, United States 2 Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, ...