Every fall after the growing season is over, I continue my soil-building regime by planting a winter cover crop. You’ll sometimes hear cover crops used in this type of application referred to as a ...

David Karki of SDSU underlined that planting cover crops like rye is not so much about big yield increases, but it will make the land more tolerant of fluctuations in weather. David Karki, a South ...

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

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

SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY — Early dry conditions in 2021 combined with high winds have caused a movement of soil that spread weed seeds and soil-borne diseases to neighboring farms. “We had a lot of ...

WOOLSTOCK, Iowa -Some farmers in the Boone River Watershed are using cover crops to protect their soil and keep nutrients from leaching during the winter. Rick Lee of Clarion, Iowa, talks about the ...

This week's gardening column includes advice on improving your soil with cover crops or coffee grounds and for propagating snake plants.

Before you put your garden to bed, consider giving it a winter blanket—aka, a cover crop. Sowed in the fall, these cold-hardy plants work hard to improve soil throughout winter by decreasing ...

Tom Oder is a writer, editor, and communication expert who specializes in sustainability and the environment with a sweet spot for urban agriculture. Just because winter is on the way in, your family ...

Winter rye is prized for its versatility. It is a source of grain and also a forage and ground cover that protects the soil from erosion by wind and rain. But the benefits of winter rye don’t stop ...

Every fall after the growing season, I like to put the vegetable garden to bed for the winter with a cover crop of winter rye. Broadly speaking, a cover crop is a crop that covers the soil with a ...

Greg LaPlante of Wahpeton, N.D., has been scouting and giving crop advice since 1981. He encourages row crop clients to protect with winter rye as cover crop. Farmers manage the cover to counter ...