As fall winds down, there’s still some garden winterization to do. Learn how to handle your final harvest, plus get tips for ...

Last fall, Summerside-based Linkletter Farms planted crimson clover as a cover crop, to hold potato field soil in place over the winter. Co-owner Mark MacEwen didn't expect it to survive the icy ...

Unlike many other cover crops, mustard also functions as a biofumigant, reducing certain soil-borne plant diseases, such as blight and nematodes, when used in crop rotation cycles. Other Cover Crops ...

Red clover can contribute 75 to 175 pounds of nitrogen per acre, an amount that underscores its value as a soil enhancer. This nitrogen-fixing ability, combined with its fast growth, flexible planting ...

Weather permitting, Minot State University will plant red clover as a cover crop on Tuesday as part of the ongoing development of the Plum River Native Prairie at the former site of Erik Ramstad ...

More research is being conducted on 2,500 acres in Sudan to learn more information about camelina. Trostle said there’s no guarantee that this crop will be a success as soon as it hits the soil.

Results from the annual Iowa Nutrient Research & Education Council crop survey show Iowa farmers planted more than 3.8 million acres of cover crops in the 2023 crop year. INREC initiated the yearly ...

Rapeseed This cover crop has been used extensively the past 10 to 12 years. It has some winter hardiness and is more winter hardy than some of the other brassicas. It is essentially canola.

Traditionally, fall cover crops are a combination of a cereal grain with some type of legume. A cereal grain such as wheat, oats or rye is planted with a legume, such as clover or winter peas.