When growers add cover crops, it’s important to select and manage the crop according to the primary objective for the crop. Cover crops usually are planted to benefit the soil and are not harvested.

ALLISON, Iowa -Allison cattle producers Edward and Randal Johnson and Scott Bruns have been using cover crops to protect soil and extend forage supplies for several years. They shared their ...

Stored hay can be a livestock producer’s best insurance, says University of Missouri Extension plant science specialist Caleb O’Neal, who is also a cattle producer. It provides flexibility for ...

SALMON, Idaho — Grazing cover crops after grain is harvested in the same field can pay off even where the growing season is short, according to University of Idaho researchers. A UI Extension trial ...

DLF Pickseed (DLF), a global turf, forage and other crop seed provider, recently purchased Wisconsin-based La Crosse Seed. Financial details were not disclosed for the deal. DLF serves farmers in more ...

Adding livestock into an annual cropping system and grazing cover crops that are planted between cash crops is one way to potentially increase profit to a farm enterprise. If done correctly it can ...

Cover crops have been beneficial for managing wind or water erosion, increasing soil organic matter, aiding insect diversity, capturing moisture, managing soil temperature and reducing weed ...

GOODHUE, Minn. — Goodhue County farmer and Soil & Water Conservation District Board Supervisor Ed McNamara continues to fine-tune his use of cover crops for forage, fertilizer and soil health. This ...

A new five-year study is quantifying the benefits of conservation practices such as cover cropping, using data from farmers across Wisconsin ...

Farmers growing cover crops are advised to destroy them in the coming days to help break the cabbage stem flea beetle cycle ...

A day after southeastern Minnesota was drenched with rain overnight, producers watched as a rainfall simulator replayed the deluge before their eyes. This was just one of the presentations they saw at ...

Cover crops were interseeded into knee-high corn in mid-June to early July with modified drills and air-seeders. Preliminary results As expected, the 60-inch wide-row corn treatments reduced corn ...