A friend from church asked me, “Is there any cover crop to plant in the spring?” Traditionally, most home gardeners only plant cover crops in the fall. Spring plantings of cover crops will help ...

UW Extension Sauk County, Farmers of the Lemonweir Valley & Producers of Lake Redstone present Winter Camelina Cover Crop Field Tour from 3-5 p.m. Wednesday at N3097 Highway K, Mauston. Discover a ...

It’s a bit dry, isn’t it? We have had 15mm of rain since the end of February. We were due a good rain event over the Easter ...

Cover cropping involves planting crops with the intention of improving growing conditions rather than obtaining a harvest. Growers may plant winter rye in the fall to protect the soil over the winter ...

Cover crops, which include winter wheat, crimson clover, cereal rye, oats or radish, are planted after harvest and before winter. The crops can reduce soil erosion, break up compacted soil ...

GALVA, Ill. — Cover crops are a conservation practice farmers use to increase healthy soil and decrease erosion and compaction. Growers plant crops, such as cereal rye, winter barley and hairy ...

Kentucky farmer Drew Langley got an early start planting soybeans this spring, hoping to boost yields to help soothe the ...

Dust storms have become an increasing concern in Illinois, prompting investigations into their causes and potential solutions ...

Since nitrous oxide is emitted into the air when there is excess nitrogen in the ground, keeping plants growing year-round ...

Studies have shown that growing beans following a winter cover crop winter wheat or winter rye reduces the incidence of bean root rot, a disease caused by the fungal pathogen Rhizoctonia.