CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — Pre-enrollment for the state’s inaugural I-COVER program opens a week from Wednesday, partially reimbursing farmers for cover crop costs. The program was paused last summer ...

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 ...

After corn silage comes off, dairy farmers will often consider seeding fields to winter rye as a cover crop. It’s an easy, ...

Cereal rye is a go-to cover crop for many producers, including organic growers looking to avoid a chemical method of weed control. Eric Yu is a University of Minnesota Extension educator on crops ...

This article was written by Jamie Sears Rawlings with Trust In Food. Eighty percent of U.S. growers who participated in the 2022-23 National Cover Crop Survey report that they used cover crops on ...

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 ...

Oklahoma State University multi-disciplinary scientists are teaming up to research how cover crops can improve the environmental impacts of cattle foraging. “We need to find new approaches to beef ...

DUBUQUE COUNTY, Iowa (KWWL) -- A new drone farming initiative in Dubuque County is wrapping up its first pilot season. The free program is with the Dubuque County Watersheds, the Sand County ...

Farmers, livestock producers and gardeners interested in improving soil health and learning more about cover crop systems for ...