Ashland Soil and Water Conservation District will partner with Fisher Crop Care by Air for coordination of cover crops to be aerial seeded. Aerial seeding is an exciting time for producers and ...

We've already heard about drones that spray crops with herbicides and fertilizers. The AeroSeeder is a bit different, however, in that (as you might have guessed) it disperses seeds that might ...

Pick the most effective cover crop termination strategy. Learn which method and timing will best support soil health, residue ...

In this story, we explained how you farm in three environments. The physical environment is each field’s individual properties. The natural environment is climate and weather. The human environment ...

When it comes to seeding rates for winter legume cover crops, more seed doesn't necessarily mean much more biomass production and weed suppression. A recent study for specialty crop growers by the ...

Researcher Michael Bredeson tells attendees at the Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Society conference in Fargo, North Dakota, that when farmers seed cover crops between corn rows, that can ...

David Karki of SDSU underlined that planting cover crops like rye is not so much about big yield increases, but it will make the land more tolerant of fluctuations in weather. David Karki, a South ...

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 ...

When the Southern Cover Crops Council held its annual conference recently in Baton Rouge, I was fortunate to sit in on panel discussions with farmers and specialty crops (vegetables, fruits, nuts and ...

WOOLSTOCK, Iowa -For six months of the year much of Iowa's soil is bare, which can result in erosion and leaching of nitrogen and phosphorus, said Sarah Carlson, research and policy director for ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on X (Opens in new window) If farmers could earn a $5-per-acre discount on crop insurance for planting cover crops, more farmers might ...