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 ...

Overwintering cover crops, such as cereal rye, will require termination, and now is the time to make those plans. For beginning cover croppers, it is recommended to terminate cover crops 10 to 14 days ...

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 ...

Research on 60-inch corn rows with cover crops between them is geared toward the cattle producer looking to graze after corn harvest. Cover crop grows up between 60-inch rows of corn at the Central ...

As a part of the Battle for the Belt project, with funding from the Ohio Soybean Council and Soybean Checkoff, Taylor Dill ...

As Midwest farmers prepare for another growing season, a familiar question is resurfacing across the Corn Belt: when is the ...

Across the state, corn and sorghum crops are thriving where moisture is available, but suffering in areas with drought ...

Editor’s note: The following was written by Ethan R. Thies, statewide conservation field specialist with Iowa State University Extension, for the Integrated Crop Management website March 13. We are ...

An Iowa farmer checks his cereal rye cover crop. Hawkeye State farmers plant more than 2 million acres of cover crops each year to prevent soil erosion and reduce the loss of nutrients. Editor’s note: ...