Learn all about winter cover crops, their benefits, and how you can use them in the home garden—straight from a gardening pro ...

Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education's latest handbook on cover crops digs into improving soil health, stewardship, ...

One of the tasks you can complete before spring is planting cover crops. February is a perfect time to broadcast some seeds and coat the ground with plants that benefit the soil in the long run. The ...

If you haven’t taken the leap and you’re unsure about whether or not to sow a cover crop, know that it’s worth it. Specifically, when it comes to your bottom line, cover crops save money. They may not ...

Farmers interested in improving soil health, reducing input costs and addressing persistent agronomic problems are being ...

These easy-to-grow cover crops protect bare beds through winter and add organic matter to your soil.

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A North Carolina State University study suggests that cover crops – or crops grown in between cash-crop seasons – can help keep Midwestern soil drier and healthier, thereby preventing losses incurred ...

Planting cover crops is a beneficial agricultural practice. One of their many benefits is to cover soil for times when farmers cannot plant cash crops like corn and soy—over the winter, for example.

Research in Nebraska is proving that cover crops may be able to help farmers trap off-season moisture in the soil and keep ...

Daikon radishes used as a cover crop. (Photo: Edwin Remsberg/SARE) Producers can break even in as little as two years But seed, planting costs challenge economics Landowners can frustrate farmers’ ...

Iowa farmer Jon Bakehouse says cover crops can protect water and soil quality, but better incentives are needed to convince ...