Cover crop termination is not a one-size-fits-all process. Ohio farmers must consider their specific goals and available ...

But over his 40 years as a corn and soybean farmer in Champaign County, Stierwalt said soil erosion, which can cause ...

A nine-year study comparing a typical two-year corn and soybean rotation with a more intensive three-year rotation involving corn, cereal rye, soybean and winter wheat, found that the three-year ...

Third-generation farmer Lillie Beringer-Crock of Cascade is taking new strides each day to improve soil and water quality on ...

The risk of this is exceptionally high with grassy cover crops — such as winter rye, annual rye, wheat, barley and oats — as these crops develop deep root systems over the winter, allowing ...

As JD Hollingsworth re­calls, the turning point came one evening in 2012 while riding in the combine with his father, ...

Mahlstedt Ranch, Inc. is a fifth-generation operation located in northeastern Montana between Glendive and Circle. George and ...

Planting a diversity of crops can prove beneficial during extreme weather events. Some plants are better able to stand up to ...

Why do farmers use cover crops? The number one reason is still erosion control or prevention followed by better soil biology ...

Scotty and Jo Herriman, of South Coffeyville, Oklahoma, were the recipients of the 2024 Oklahoma Leopold Conservation Award.

Cover crops — such as cereal rye, oats and winter wheat — usually are planted in coordination with regular cash crops like corn and soybeans to temporarily protect cropland from wind and water ...