Illinois became the second state in the nation to offer subsidies to farmers for planting cover crops in the fall, an effort ...

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

For farmers trying to Flip their Soil and improve soil health one simple thing they can do this fall is plant cereal rye as a cover crop and plant soybeans into that stand. Soil health experts say ...

As the group of controlled environment agriculture crops expands, so do business opportunities for growers. Here are tips for ...

Nitrate, pesticides, metals and plastic agricultural soils often contain pollutants. But are there sustainable and ...

Soil is made up of particles known as sand, silt, and clay, plus a small portion of organic matter. These particles are ...

With cool-season vegetable crops going into the ground, many gardeners who ventured into cover cropping last autumn may ask a familiar question: What do I do now? Their crops have fulfilled their ...

Planting a diversity of crops can prove beneficial during extreme weather events. Some plants are better able to stand up to ...

The second chart shows what Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie calls the opportunity cost — the difference in net profit over the two years that resulted from planting the cover crops and ...

The environmental disaster through which we recently lived is likely to be a harbinger of years to come. I say that because ...

Cover crop termination is not a one-size-fits-all process. Ohio farmers must consider their specific goals and available ...