MANKATO, Minn. — Implementing no-till farming and other conservation practices can be great for your farm’s soil health and overall environment. But many have concerns when it comes to the cost of ...

Learn six proven strategies to successfully transition your farm to no-till and cover crops without overspending on tight ...

Farmers can save money by using practices that improve soil, according to a study from the Soil Health Institute. The study surveyed 30 farms across the United States that are using no-till ...

You may remember when cover crops were referred to as “green manure,” which required being “plowed under.” We now know that ...

Every acre Les Seiler and his family farm in northwest Ohio has a cover crop planted on it, with the goal of keeping a living root in the ground year-round “We try to mimic Mother Nature with what we ...

Cover cropping involves growing various plant varieties between cash crop rotations to ensure continuous soil coverage. This practice improves soil water infiltration, builds soil organic matter, ...

A new study of 30 geographically diverse farms suggests growers who consistently employ soil health management practices such as cover crops and reduced tillage can spend less on inputs and make more ...

When Don Morse began growing cover crops, one of his main goals was to tackle the growing populations of marestail (horseweed) and waterhemp that defied traditional control measures. “I can give you a ...

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 ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... For an Earth-friendly garden, keep a succession of plants in the soil by planting cover crops. These are plants grown to improve the soil rather than for ...

FARIBAULT, Minn. — Which cover crops provide the most benefit to a farm’s bottom line? That’s what a Minnesota-based research project is trying to figure out. “The objective of our research isn't to ...

Cover crops play an important role in protecting the soil and water when cash crops like corn or soybean are not actively growing. The National Conservation Service promoted the use of cover crops ...