Cover crops are plants specifically grown ... soil health during the winter months. Austrian winter peas establish quickly, providing dense ground cover that protects the soil from erosion and ...

People and plants alike are impacted by winter weather. King farmer April Robertson of Robertson Family Farm says cold, wet ...

Winter in Pennsylvania brings farmers not only snow and freezing temperatures but stricter manure-spreading regulations to ...

Cover crops are proven to increase available nutrients, water and organic matter and reduce soil erosion over the winter months ... weather-tight roll tarp with ground-level operation.

Brandon farmer Josh Hiemstra says cover crops not only improve his soil, they provide a diverse ration for his cows.

Soil stays put – As a ground cover, rye effectively holds ... it to a more ideal condition for the next crop. 10. It plays nicely with others – Winter rye is an ideal partner to seed together ...

and traders are concerned about the bitter cold killing winter wheat crops because of a lack of snow cover; however, a storm system also is forecast to move across the U.S., which could provide ...

Covering the ground cuts down on soil ... Some of those winterkill cover crop options suggested by the University of Minnesota include winter rye, oats and forage or tillage radish.

Winter Camelina oilseed crop is harvested in mid-June ... is winter hardy in Minnesota so it provides a fall and spring ground cover for fields. Winter camelina is currently grown on a few ...

Because of a lack of snow cover, traders are concerned about the bitter cold killing winter wheat crops. However, a storm system is also progressing across the U.S., according to a weather report ...

They may shade the ground, thus reducing temperature fluctuation and ... than those where a winter hardy crop was killed chemically in the spring. Winter-killed cover crops form a mulch in the spring ...