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

per-acre double-cropped soybeans. It ranged from $213 to $260 per acre. You Decide to Plant Cover Crops ... Experimenting with cover crops is a good idea, says Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken ...

The executive director of the Association of Illinois Soil & Water Conservation Districts says farmers across the state are ...

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

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

Illinois farmers like Steve Stierwalt adopt cover crops to address soil erosion and reduce runoff pollution, protecting ...

Using insecticides too often may boost weed growth. A new study shows why timing, observation, and cover crops make all the ...

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

One popular way to insulate plantings a few degrees is to use a row cover, a type of lightweight fabric designed to let most ...