If you want to promote higher populations of beneficial insects, cull your buckwheat crops within 20 days of flowering. If ...

Cover crops are less popular, but often still profitable, plants that are planted in between harvests of a farmer’s main crop to replenish that soil. There’s a wide variety of plants that are grown as ...

As your vegetable garden winds down for the season, it can be tempting to simply let it rest until spring. But what if you ...

The use of cover crops in Iowa has expanded significantly in recent years. The conservation practice is promoted by the state ...

ABERDEEN, S.D. - Cover crops are a relatively new thing in the region's agriculture, and they carry special challenges for organic producers who don't have chemical solutions to fall back on to ...

This commentary is by Ron Krupp, author of “The Woodchuck’s Guide to Gardening,” “The Woodchuck Returns to Gardening” and his forthcoming book, “The Woodchuck’s Guide to Ornamentals & Landscape Plants ...

Already a national leader for use of cover crops, Indiana wants a fivefold increase in acreage planted in the off-season grains by 2025. If the Hoosier State pulls this off, nearly half the state’s 11 ...

Becerra-Alvarez’s research began with an oat-crimson clover mixture -- 80 pounds per acre of oat to 40 pounds per acre of ...

Research on regenerative techniques suggests producers should consider incorporating intercrops and cover crops with their ...

Iowa is launching a first-in-the-country “good farmer discount” for cover crops through crop insurance premiums, which could become a model for the nation. It will provide a small, $5 per-acre ...