After corn silage comes off, dairy farmers will often consider seeding fields to winter rye as a cover crop. It’s an easy, familiar option that establishes reliably in the fall and helps take up ...

No matter the type of farm, there’s an advantage to planting soil-feeding cover crops ahead of fall and winter. The assistance provided depends on the crops you plant. But there is definitely one out ...

Establishing winter cover crops after or between harvests can be a great way to preserve soil structure, protect against erosion and produce biomass that feeds the soil ecology. However, if you’re in ...

As your vegetable garden winds down for the season, it can be tempting to simply let it rest until spring. But what if you could put your garden beds to work over the winter? By planting winter cover ...

The Smith family captures value from cover crops twice—first as high-quality cattle feed and then as biological fuel for ...

Inside a barn in southwest Missouri, Macauley Kincaid operates a massive contraption of wood and metal affixed with pipes, pulleys and wheels. "This was like state of the art for its time. I mean, ...

One of the tasks you can complete before spring is planting cover crops. February is a perfect time to broadcast some seeds and coat the ground with plants that benefit the soil in the long run. The ...

Broadcast version by Mark Richardson for Iowa News Service reporting for the Mississippi River Basin Ag and Water Desk-Public News Service Collaboration. When Levi Lyle was just six years old, his ...

Although the number of acres of cover crops planted statewide is continuing to grow, Iowa producers aren’t consistently using them. Over a five-year survey, researchers from Iowa State University ...