Modern technology can help producers “double dip” by establishing cover crops earlier in the season and achieve both fall and ...

The study, which utilized interval regression models, revealed farmers enrolled in cost share programs are more likely to ...

Planting more cover crops this fall is one way corn and soybean growers are addressing their 2026 nutrient needs and looking ...

By Dusty Sonnenberg, CCA, Field Leader, a project of the Ohio Soybean Council and Soybean Checkoff ...

No-till farming is a technique that does not disturb the soil by planting new crops directly on the previous soil. He said ...

The Ashland Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is hosting an event to promote the use of cover crops, featuring insights from experienced farmers. Conservation Chat: We’ve Got You Covered is ...

A cereal rye cover crop grows well in November on this farm in Tama County. Iowa farmers are increasingly planting cover crops as a way to improve soil fertility and limit both erosion and nutrient ...

From mitigating soil compaction and reducing erosion, to adding nutrients to soil and suppressing weeds, there are many reasons to plant fall cover crops.

A proposed $25-per-acre incentive for cover crops failed to survive the final version of a newly enacted climate law, but some lawmakers are pushing to add a more modest program to the next farm bill.

Aaron Lehman is the president of the Iowa Farmers Union and is a fifth-generation farmer from central Iowa. Iowa is a nationwide leader in a conservation practice known as cover cropping. For nearly a ...

Luke and Sara Adams with their children, Joey and Adelynn, on their farm during the 2020 sugar beet harvest. RUPERT, Idaho — The primary thing that drives decisions on Luke and Sara Adams’ farm is ...