After a year of drought and weather challenges, some cattle farmers are putting in extra cover crops this fall to ease the forage burden. Here’s the top six cover crops Midwest cattle farmers are ...

(See the graph on page 40 for one example.) Some cover crops can sequester nitrogen for ... works alongside Ken Ferrie to break down the systems approach to farming.

The best timing depends on the vegetable - cover crop combination, and of course your location. On your own farm, it's important to start small as you experiment with a new cropping system. Small, ...

U.S. wheat futures surged on the Chicago Board of Trade, with a lack of snow cover leaving U.S. winter wheat vulnerable to ...

“We recognize that there is a major need to increase or scale up cover crop seed production. We’ll be developing trainings and workshops to help farmers figure out how to integrate that into their ...

Unverferth Manufacturing Co., Inc. announces the addition of a mounted cover crop seeder for its Rolling Harrow soil conditioner to provide time-saving, one-pass planting of these profit-enhancing ...

Today in the UAE in more desert climate conditions, more highly capitalized solutions of vertical cropping systems are being tried out; but in 1971 this must have been revolutionary. This vertical ...

However, traditional crop and nutrient management practices have led to a deterioration of soil health and an inability to maintain optimal crop productivity and quality with the original input level, ...

“We’ve seen increased impacts since the last farm bill was passed,” said Mike Lavender, policy director at the National ...

“In a diversified cropping system, there’s more carbon input. So, we have figured there would be more carbon stored in the soil. But, actually, carbon levels in the soil didn’t change over ...

Anitha Chirumamilla, a crop systems specialist for NDSU extension, said soybean acreage is increasing significantly in North Dakota, and with that, so are insect and pest issues. She said one of ...

Read more articles by Anthony Becvar The year-long cover crop trial with the AHDB and South East Water continues, and what is clearly apparent is that the more plants in the mix, the better.