In Illinois and Virginia, Frank Rademacher and Paul Davis lean on cereal rye, no-till and patience to keep waterhemp and ...

Interest in cover crops continues to grow alongside the emphasis on nutrient loss reduction. The last U.S. Census of Agriculture, released every five years, reported 18 million acres of cover crops ...

Winter can be brutal on your garden soil. What was once rich, lively earth can turn into a hard, lifeless slab by the time spring arrives. But there’s hope—and it comes in the form of a cover crop ...

Last autumn, Martin Larsen and some of his neighbors pitched in together to grow oats on about 125 acres of their land. The cover crop was so successful, he plans to double his portion from 50 acres ...

You may have noticed an Associated Press story last week titled “Cover crops help the climate and the environment, but most farmers say no. Many fear losing money.” To briefly summarize, the article ...

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 ...

I would like to invite you to participate in an upcoming meeting concerning cover crops, forage and beef production. This meeting is 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, at the Madison County Extension Office, 230 ...

Trimont crop consultant Stephan Melson, left, and Odin farmer Tom Peterson load a planter with corn seed near Butterfield, in southwestern Minnesota, in late April. Credit: MinnPost photo by Gregg ...

With tighter margins facing agriculture this year, producers are being encouraged to take a close look at their risk management plans as the March 16 crop insurance deadline approaches. Reviewing ...

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