By Dusty Sonnenberg, CCA, Field Leader, a project of the Ohio Soybean Council and Soybean Checkoff ...

From mitigating soil compaction and reducing erosion, to adding nutrients to soil and suppressing weeds, there are many reasons to plant fall cover crops.

Canada’s agricultural industry is looking to ship its lentils, peas and other pulse crops to new markets — from South America to Europe — as it faces stifling tariffs for some of its products in China ...

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, ...

For Charlie and Jeremy Kootz, a father-son team farming near the Kannapolis Reservoir in Ellsworth County, cover crops are more than conservation. For them, it’s about building healthier soils, ...

Human activities such as intensive farming and overgrazing are degrading soil nearly 1,000 times faster than natural processes. If this trend continues, global food production could drop by 10% by ...

Etienne Sutton, Ph.D., University of Michigan, shared some national research on cover crop varieties at a recent field day. This research was conducted in 12 states across the country. Ohio was not ...

The Maryland Department of Agriculture is advising rural residents to expect an increase in low-flying airplanes, helicopters, and drones until Oct. 10. Farmers participating in Maryland’s Cover Crop ...

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 ...

Hoosier farmers planted about 1.6 million acres of overwinter living covers – cover crops and small grains, including wheat – this spring, elevating the state to the top in the nation in cover crop ...