A free, online tool that helps farmers evaluate cover crop species based on things like county, production goals and drainage ...

Both cover crops and green manures can have weed suppressing qualities. They may shade the ground, thus reducing temperature fluctuation and the weed seed germination that depends on it. They may ...

The chevron-shaped, roller-style meter provides continuous flow of most every cover crop seed for an even stand. Application rate is determined by tractor speed and an electric-over-hydraulic ...

Soil building is about growing a farm under your farm and bringing it to life. It’s about making the Earth better and giving ...

David Turnis, of rural Bernard, Iowa, is like many young farmers: A leg up can make a world of difference as he grows his ...

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

Planting dry beans into spring cover crops could be a measure to protect young plants from damaging weather conditions like ...

Planting ground cover in fields between cash crop growing seasons is an effective way to prevent farmland from losing soil ...

But most research has studied the effects of the carbon added to soil via the roots and biomass of the overwintering plants, Huang said. “We think a lot about how cover crops affect soil carbon levels ...

Featured speakers are cover crops farmer and seed dealer Andy Linder; soil-health researcher Dr. Ann Journey; cover crops seed dealer and farmer TJ Kartes; and soil scientist and cover crops ...