Farmers, livestock producers and gardeners interested in improving soil health and learning more about cover crop systems for soil health and livestock nutrition are invited to attend a ...

While corn and soybean farmers deal with narrow margins, Oregon forage growers battle depressed grass seed values amid ...

Aaron Lehman is the president of the Iowa Farmers Union and is a fifth-generation farmer from central Iowa. Iowa is a nationwide leader in a conservation practice known as cover cropping. For nearly a ...

The Smith family captures value from cover crops twice—first as high-quality cattle feed and then as biological fuel for ...

While farmers plant millions acres of plants like rye and clover to boost soil health and crowd out weeds, a cover crop does the same thing in the smallest home garden. With cover crops, a vegetable ...

More than 70 farmers and agencies attended a round table to discuss farming methods that aim to provide a more sustainable future for crops grown in the Salinas Valley. According to the United States ...

No matter the type of farm, there’s an advantage to planting soil-feeding cover crops ahead of fall and winter. The assistance provided depends on the crops you plant. But there is definitely one out ...

Beginning in the 2017 growing season, The Iowa Nutrient Research & Education Council (INREC) has worked over the past six years with Iowa State University and local ag retailers to study the progress ...

When the Southern Cover Crops Council held its annual conference recently in Baton Rouge, I was fortunate to sit in on panel discussions with farmers and specialty crops (vegetables, fruits, nuts and ...