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 ...

Regenerative agriculture methods, such as cover crops, are one way farmers try to improve the health of their overworked soil ...

A DJI Agras was used to spread cover crops over standing soybeans. Cover crop mixes varied and were compared against the same mixes drilled after harvest. Several demonstrations are planned across the ...

No one knows who first invented the idea of using cover crops to protect soil in agriculture fields, but by 6000 B.C. farmers ...

Cover crops provide a variety of benefits, but if you don’t terminate them well they can limit your cash crop’s success. Because there is more than one way to get the job done, be sure to consider ...

Conservation methods can help rejuvenate farmland, but the startup cost and uncertain results mean a risk many farmers still aren't willing to take. The University of Missouri Center for Regenerative ...

Cereal rye is a go-to cover crop for many producers, including organic growers looking to avoid a chemical method of weed control. Eric Yu is a University of Minnesota Extension educator on crops ...

Establishing winter cover crops after or between harvests can be a great way to preserve soil structure, protect against erosion and produce biomass that feeds the soil ecology. However, if you’re in ...

With cool-season vegetable crops going into the ground, many gardeners who ventured into cover cropping last autumn may ask a familiar question: What do I do now? Their crops have fulfilled their ...

Cover cropping involves growing various plant varieties between cash crop rotations to ensure continuous soil coverage. This practice improves soil water infiltration, builds soil organic matter, ...

(Beyond Pesticides, August 10, 2022) Cover crops added in-between rows of organic corn while they are still growing can provide a range of benefits that improve a farm’s sustainability and lowers its ...