The University of Minnesota Extension, Great Lakes Cover Crop Project, and other partners are currently recruiting farmers to participate for the 2025 season! This community science effort brings toge ...

Their crops have fulfilled their purpose: anchoring the topsoil, retaining soil moisture and biome, and fixing nitrogen into the ground. However, with planting season upon us, it’s time to address the ...

planting cover crops, crop rotation, bioremediation and integrated nutrient management," he adds. The article is part two of a three-part series on the impact of growing water-guzzling crops on ...

Despite growing demand, Illinois plans to cut cover crop funding, sparking concern from farmers and environmentalists.

Nitrate, pesticides, metals and plastic agricultural soils often contain pollutants. But are there sustainable and ...

Cover crops are proven to increase available nutrients, water and organic matter and reduce soil erosion over the winter months, providing a great start for the next season’s crop. With time ...

Whether its purpose is to improve soil aeration and enhance microbial activity and drainage or to prevent the erosion of fragile soils, the goals and methods of cover crop management can vary widely ...

In a 2015 strip trial on a central Illinois farm, three cover crop mixtures were planted behind a wheat crop, next to the grower’s normal double-crop soybeans. In 2016, corn planted behind the ...

Farmers often grow so-called cover plants between main crops ... before the next planting. However, cover plants also protect against erosion, stabilize the soil's water, nutrient and carbon ...

With rabi crops nearing harvest within the next 15 days, he emphasised the need for regular field visits and coordinated efforts to ensure irrigation water reaches the last stretch of agricultural ...

A nine-year study comparing a typical two-year corn and soybean rotation with a more intensive three-year rotation involving corn, cereal rye, soybean and winter wheat, found that the three-year ...