However, it’s not just a matter of having a green thumb. Utilizing crop rotation in the garden can provide similar benefits for horticulturists as it does for farmers who apply these practices ...

A north Iowa farmer says changes to his crop rotation are not market driven. Casey Schlichting of Clear Lake tells Brownfield ...

Crop rotation involves rotating crops or crop families from one growing period to the next. For example, farmers may plant corn in their fields one year and soybeans the next or grow a spring crop of ...

The organic matter is used by beneficial insects and microorganisms to enhance the soil structure. By practicing crop rotation the different crops are benefiting from different profiles of your soil.

Many growers are trying chemical or organic rotations as no single chemistry is providing sufficient control. We evaluated Entrapment® insecticide against a standard organic rotation and a ...

Crop rotation strategies can differ from region to region and farm to farm, depending on a farm’s cropping needs and choices. Currently, a grass-heavy rotation exists on many High Plains farms ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — Today’s topic is crop rotation. Basically you don’t want to plant the same crop in the same area every year. Rotating your crops throughout the garden space will help ...

Not all growers are planning to shift to more corn acres this year. Southeast Iowa farmer Tim Meyer tells Brownfield he has no plans to disrupt what’s been working for him on his operation. “I would ...

including the use of organic fertilizers, compost manure, locally adapted seeds or breeds, biological pest control, crop rotation, mulching, minimum tillage, soil erosion prevention, agroforestry ...