Keith Berns, co-founder of Green Cover weighs in with practical advice including three things for cover crop success, ...

Early research shows winter barley's allelopathic compounds are more effective than cereal rye at slowing growth of waterhemp ...

Pick the most effective cover crop termination strategy. Learn which method and timing will best support soil health, residue ...

The grain prevents erosion, stores carbon and retains water when used as a cover crop. Now farmers are turning it into a cash ...

That’s because for soil to retain nutrients and moisture, it needs to contain a living root for as long as possible. Meaning ...

While most crops shut down for winter, this tough cold-season cover crop keeps digging deep and improving the ground until ...

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 ...

The Southwestern Colorado Research Center has received a $249,269 grant to study how using cover crops can improve soil health for dryland farmers. Five farmers in Southwest Colorado and southeastern ...

In states along the Mississippi River, Wisconsin has the highest percentage of its cropland using cover crops, nearly 8%.

Some researchers are urging wine grape growers to consider planting cover crops between their vines. Steve Groff, a well-known cover crop consultant and founder of Cover Crop Coaching LLC, told ...

These flights evaluate conventional management with no-till cover crop management. The field on the left uses cereal rye as a cover with 30-inch soybean rows planted into the cover. The field on the ...

The sustainable triangle is where three environments overlap — the physical environment in each field, the natural environment (climate and weather) and the human environment (everything from profit ...