CAPUTA, S.D.— Perennials are often overlooked as a cover crop option for improving soil health. However, Kevin Sedivec, extension rangeland management specialist with NDSU, says that perennials can ...

AMES, Iowa – The ability of cover crops to stimulate microbes deep in the soil of farm fields leads to significant gains in water quality but does not necessarily increase the capacity of soil to ...

The University of Minnesota Extension’s North Central Research and Outreach Center will have a field day Sept. 19 highlighting the latest research and information about cover crops and perennial ...

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University scientists are developing new approaches to cover crops that incorporate perennial groundcovers, a development that could break down barriers keeping farmers from ...

AMES, Iowa – Soil quality, water quality, and possibly even farm profits will all benefit by using a perennial cover crop on corn fields that allows for similar yields to traditional farming methods, ...

Cover crops are plants that gardeners and farmers have, since the beginnings of agriculture, grown not to eat but for the good of the soil. Blanketing the ground to hold soil particles in place, a ...

Producers can break even in as little as two years But seed, planting costs challenge economics Landowners can frustrate farmers’ cover crop hopes This is the second part of our four-part series ...

Covering raised beds in winter gives your garden a spring head start. Learn when to cover, how to do it, and which materials ...