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 ...

GOSHEN — Purdue Extension Elkhart County is offering free cover crop seed while supplies last. Small packets have been made up to seed roughly a 100 square foot area (10 feet by 10 feet, for example, ...

I had been working with cover crops for the years before and did some work with no-till, and cropping systems before that. And so we decided that we could educate, and make it a much better experience ...

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 ...

In traditional corn rotations, overwintering with a cover crop is an attractive option for producers wanting to make strategic improvements to field conditions or take advantage of forage potential ...

Sunny, warm beautiful days are upon us, as we watch the crops and children grow we wonder where time has gone. It is hard to believe the time is here to start planning cover crop seeding for this fall ...

After small grains, we typically try to get our cover crop mixes seeded by August 15. That date has blown by us and it is now mid-September with some wheat still being harvested. This late harvest has ...

No one wants to think of harvest’s end as the vegetable garden reaches peak, but now’s the time to plant over-winter cover crops to improve your soil for next season. If you’re not acquainted with ...

The likelihood of seeing a benefit from planting a cover crop, however, is closely related to the amount of biomass produced by the cover crop. Cereal rye has been one of the most, if not the most, ...