Purdue Extension Elkhart County is offering free cover crop seed while supplies last. Small packets have been made up to seed roughly a 100 square foot area (10 feet by 10 feet, for example, or 5 feet ...

Dr. Etienne Sutton, University of Michigan, conducted cover crop research for three years. She recently shared her research ...

The Thiele Dairy Farm has been using no till and cover crop farming to maintain the health of its soil for 10 years. William ...

As the cool weather of autumn approaches, now is the time to start planning for cover crops in the garden. Depending on what’s growing in your garden, you may have ...

Roller-crimpers are used for terminating cover crops without tillage or herbicides, but commercial models can cost over $30,000, a price tag too high for many farmers. The team in South Dakota set out ...

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.

The new crop Peterson is suggesting is cereal rye, which she suggests planting before soybeans. “It’s a great winter hardy ...

New research supports regenerative and soil conservation farming for climate resilience in Nevada and the West ...

Purdue Extension Elkhart County is offering free cover crop seed while supplies last. Small packets have been made up to seed ...

As such, management practices that promote robust cover crop growth — such as early fall planting, delaying spring termination and choosing high-biomass species like cereal rye — are critical for ...

Green manures, or cover crops, offer a fantastic way to boost the health of your soil, and not enough gardeners take advantage. They improve the structure, enhance the nutrient levels, and also ...

Alfalfa has been a dependable player in Wisconsin’s forage and cover crop systems, but new research looks for more options with Rye and Vetch.