A DJI Agras was used to spread cover crops over standing soybeans. Cover crop mixes varied and were compared against the same mixes drilled after harvest. Several demonstrations are planned across the ...

Gardeners, don’t put away your spade and fork just yet Fall is the time to plant cover crops, and master gardener Orin Martin will show you how at an upcoming workshop at UC Santa Cruz’s Alan Chadwick ...

What are cover crops and how can they help with climate change? About 22 million acres are planted with cover crops today, and the practice is increasing 8% annually, according to researchers.

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 ...

APPLEGATE, Ore. — Garett Long, director of agriculture at Troon Vineyard, said cover crops attract pollinators, provide habitat for armies of beneficial insects, improve soil health and increase ...

LANSING — A new University of Michigan study suggests cover crop mixtures improve farmland soil health while reducing carbon emissions better than traditional single-species cover crops. But farmers ...

Aaron Lehman is the president of the Iowa Farmers Union and is a fifth-generation farmer from central Iowa. Iowa is a nationwide leader in a conservation practice known as cover cropping. For nearly a ...