Thin cereal rye cover crop stand got you down? Don’t write it off just yet – cereal rye stands that struggle to produce a ...

Cover crops provide multiple benefits with regards to protecting soil from erosion, improving soil health and as a component of a nutrient management plan. For cover crops that overwinter and resume ...

As we head into the end of the growing and gardening season, it’s important to show your garden some love after it has provided all season long for you and yours. My preferred cover crop mix is oats, ...

Cover crops play an important role in protecting the soil and water when cash crops like corn or soybean are not actively growing. The National Conservation Service promoted the use of cover crops ...

Put your garden to work over winter by planting a cover crop this fall. Covering the soil with plants that are turned into the soil or smothered and allowed to decompose in spring provides many ...

When Don Morse began growing cover crops, one of his main goals was to tackle the growing populations of marestail (horseweed) and waterhemp that defied traditional control measures. “I can give you a ...

Aug. 7—PLATTSBURGH — The first-year results of cover crop research funded by the farmer-driven Northern New York Agricultural Development Program (NNYADP) are contributing data to New York State, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sergiy Akhundov / Getty Images Before you put your garden to bed, consider giving it a winter blanket—aka, a cover crop. Sowed in ...

No-till planting of sweet corn into a killed winter rye cover crop has the potential to provide soil health benefits such as reduced compaction, improved soil water holding capacity, reduced ...