If you are not ready to plant green, then spraying your cover crop would be the best option. Your cover crop should be ...

The following was written by Anna Cates, University of Minnesota Extension soil health specialist, Liz Stahl, Extension crops ...

I feel the last lingering touches of summer — picking rosy — ripe tomatoes and filling baskets with beans in the warm ...

As fall begins, harvest season draws closer and closer. It is time to start laying the groundwork for an exceptional crop stand in 2026 ...

Farmers see a variety of benefits when using cover crops in their fields and home gardeners can do the same.

ST. CHARLES, Minn. — Bruce Gilbeck hopes the multi-species cover crop mix growing on 89 acres north of St. Charles will break the cycle of corn rootworm he's been fighting. Gilbeck, of St. Charles, ...

Maybe after you finish your vegetable harvest, you mentally say, “I’m done this year,” and wait to start again next year. But a cover crop could benefit you in several ways. By researching now, you ...

Benefits of Cover Crops • Soil Erosion Control: Cover crops protect the soil from wind and water erosion, thus reducing soil loss and runoff. • Soil Fertility: By adding organic matter and nutrients, ...

In recent years, we’ve seen a significant increase in the use of—and funding for—cover crops such as winter rye, oats, red clover and cowpeas. Cover cropping has been shown to help protect land from ...

This spring, you may have passed farm fields that are green and lush with new growth. They starkly contrast with the dark brown, tille fields that have yet to be planted. What’s growing are cover ...

Over the past few months, following the devasting storms and floods that have affected so many Iowans, I have traveled to communities, visiting farms, businesses and homes that have endured the worst ...

Michael James is the Water Quality Initiative Coordinator at the Soil and Water Conservation District in Polk County. This spring, you may have passed farm fields that are green and lush with new ...