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A field planted with cereal rye, one of the most common cover crops in Iowa. Photo by Ally Larson/Iowa State University. AMES, Iowa – Planting ground cover in fields between cash crop growing seasons ...

• Applied to depth of 4 inches, mulch suppresses weeds by blocking sunlight from reaching the soil. Too much mulch, though, ...

Sale, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, April 5, will offer many groundcover options — good for shade, part shade, sun, or a slope ...

Illinois farmers like Steve Stierwalt adopt cover crops to address soil erosion and reduce runoff pollution, protecting ...

If you're walking outdoors, chances are something remarkable is happening under your feet. Vast fungal networks are silently working to keep ecosystems alive.