Modern technology can help producers “double dip” by establishing cover crops earlier in the season and achieve both fall and ...

From mitigating soil compaction and reducing erosion, to adding nutrients to soil and suppressing weeds, there are many reasons to plant fall cover crops.

Wheat harvest (and harvest for other short season crops) is full speed ahead. With the early harvest, some of you may be thinking about seeding cover crops. Here I will share information on how to get ...

The most dangerous words in ranching may be, “It’s always been done this way.” Marty Edwards knew this when he took over his ...

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 ...

Cover crops have quickly evolved into another aspect of precision farming, as farmers search for the ideal mixture for each soil and rotation. Does it really matter which one you choose? Early results ...

Little by little, I've been clearing the garden spots that have finished producing. My corn is done, so I bush hogged it off, and it's waiting for some decent weather to disk. We picked the row of ...

Many farmers planted a full season cover crop on their prevented planting acres or are out there now planting a winter annual, like cereal rye. This is a great management approach because you’ve ...

The use of cover crops in Iowa has expanded significantly in recent years. The conservation practice is promoted by the state ...

This is the third part of a four-part series examining the promise of cover crops, the potential for them to meet the nation’s environmental goals that rest on their success, and the possible pitfalls ...

Iowa is launching a first-in-the-country “good farmer discount” for cover crops through crop insurance premiums, which could become a model for the nation. It will provide a small, $5 per-acre ...