Allowing cover crops to grow two weeks longer in the spring and planting corn and soybean crops into them before termination is a strategy that may help no-till farmers deal with wet springs, ...

That reality has intensified the need for integrated weed management strategies, including non-chemical practices such as cover crops. Recent research from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln sheds ...

Balancing the supply and demand of nitrogen (N) in crop production is challenging. In most cases, application of N fertilizer is needed to ensure that adequate N is available to corn. Nitrogen that is ...

Summer interseeding may be a good cover crop strategy for farmers with shorter growing seasons. So say the first-year results from a USDA-sponsored soil health demonstration project in northern Iowa.

Cattle graze cover crops at the University of Idaho’s Nancy M. Cummings Research, Extension and Education Center near Salmon. (Courtesy John Hall) SALMON, Idaho — Grazing cover crops after grain is ...

Interest in cover crops continues to grow alongside the emphasis on nutrient loss reduction. The last U.S. Census of Agriculture, released every five years, reported 18 million acres of cover crops ...

Last autumn, Martin Larsen and some of his neighbors pitched in together to grow oats on about 125 acres of their land. The cover crop was so successful, he plans to double his portion from 50 acres ...

Iowa farmers are eligible for savings on insurance premiums for planting cover crops, which are known to improve water ...