While corn and soybean farmers deal with narrow margins, Oregon forage growers battle depressed grass seed values amid ...
Farmers planting cover crops for better water filtration and weed suppression also have to factor in the challenges, which include time, cost, risk and labor. Doug Adams, who farms in north-central ...
The Midwest Cover Crop Council’s cover crop decision tool was recently updated for Iowa. This winter a group of Iowan researchers, agency staff, seed dealers, and farmers came together to provide ...
Inside a barn in southwest Missouri, Macauley Kincaid operates a massive contraption of wood and metal affixed with pipes, pulleys and wheels. "This was like state of the art for its time. I mean, ...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — When Steve Stierwalt studied agriculture at the University of Illinois in the 1970s, soil health wasn’t commonly taught or discussed. Faculty often told their young farming ...
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture released this month what could be the last round of state funding to expand the market for Minnesota’s continuous living cover crops. The department announced ...
No matter the type of farm, there’s an advantage to planting soil-feeding cover crops ahead of fall and winter. The assistance provided depends on the crops you plant. But there is definitely one out ...
Farmers planting cover crops — which can include cereal rye, winter wheat and other grasses and legumes — for better water filtration and weed suppression also face challenges such as time, cost, risk ...
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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GOSHEN — Purdue Extension Elkhart County is offering free cover crop seed while supplies last. Small packets have been made up to ...
A version of this story first appeared on Missouri’s KBIA. Regenerative agriculture methods, such as cover crops, are one way farmers try to improve the health of their overworked soil. But adopting ...