Unverferth Manufacturing Co., Inc. announces the addition of a mounted cover crop seeder for its Rolling Harrow soil conditioner to provide time-saving, one-pass planting of these profit-enhancing ...

Cover crops are becoming an important tool for weed suppression, and their biomass is among the most accurate predictors of ...

Farmers could potentially reduce the number crop rotations and the cost of fertilizers by using this multipurpose seeder that can create a healthy cover crop during the planting season.

Cover crops are so-called because they protect otherwise bare soil against erosion; green manures improve soil fertility. Because a cover crop is inevitably added to the soil, it becomes a green ...

Where it does overwinter, timely herbicide application in spring is needed to terminate it. Use of a cover crop–specific variety will make spring termination easier. Annual ryegrass makes a good ...

Managing soils to improve physical structure and chemical and biological activity has become a key trend on arable farms this ...

Liz Stahl, extension educator of crops from University of Minnesota Extension in Worthington explains things producers need to remember when adding cover crops and herbicides together on an operation.

That includes new collaborations like the Central Iowa Cover Crop Seeder Partnership — an alliance with local governments, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and others that seeks to increase ...

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Cleaning and growing O’Connell grew up on the family farm outside Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Now, with more than three decades of experience under his belt, he grows food-grade waxy corn, soybeans and hay, ...