Key Takeaways You can still plant quick-growing crops in July for a late summer or fall harvest.Choose early-maturing ...

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 use it as cover crop, and I sow it into bare soil – but not before I’ve had a close look at its stunning details ...

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Wondering how and when to terminate your cover crop? Perhaps planting green is right for you. This practice involves planting your corn or soybean crop directly into a cover crop like cereal rye or ...

One of the tasks you can complete before spring is planting cover crops. February is a perfect time to broadcast some seeds and coat the ground with plants that benefit the soil in the long run. The ...

There’s a moment every gardener recognizes. The soil that once crumbled easily between your fingers starts to compact, drain poorly, and resist the shovel. Yields thin out. Weeds seem to thrive while ...

Healthy soil leads to healthier crops, lower input costs and more sustainable success. More farmers are discovering cost savings and benefits of building healthy, living soils. With practices like ...

Cover crops play an important role in protecting the soil and water when cash crops like corn or soybean are not actively growing. The National Conservation Service promoted the use of cover crops ...

I have discovered that garlic is a wonderfully easy and enormously satisfying crop to grow. After planting and mulching my ...

People have assumed climate change solutions that sequester carbon from the air into soils will also benefit crop yields. But a new study from Cornell University finds that most regenerative farming ...