LANSING — A new University of Michigan study suggests cover crop mixtures improve farmland soil health while reducing carbon emissions better than traditional single-species cover crops. But farmers ...

When Tyler Zimmerman looks across his North Dakota fields, he doesn’t see just corn, soybeans and sunflowers anymore. He sees the payoff of an ongoing experiment to build soil health—one fueled by a ...

Kansas State University researchers have found that grazing cover crops can improve soil health in no-till dryland cropping systems, addressing a key concern for producers in water-limited ...

CAPUTA, S.D. — We’ve all heard of a corn maze, but one farm in western South Dakota has added their own twist to a fall-time tradition. At Dry Creek Farm and Ranch in Caputa, South Dakota, the ...

For farmers trying to Flip their Soil and improve soil health one simple thing they can do this fall is plant cereal rye as a cover crop and plant soybeans into that stand. Soil health experts say ...

OFF AN HOUR, 12 HOUR FORECAST ROB. JULI, A WAY TO HELP FARMERS WEATHER THE DROUGHT AND SEVERE STORMS LIKE WE’VE HAD THIS YEAR MAY LIE BELOW GROUND NEAR EAGLE. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA RESEARCHERS ...

Planting cover crops in fields can help not only rejuvenate soil health but also improve water quality, as recommended by the Hawk Creek Watershed Project in Olivia. Healthy soils are the foundation ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oct. 23—Soil-health partners will come together next week for a free event on a Mower County farm to share experiences and ...

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 ...

A version of this story first appeared on Missouri’s KBIA. Regenerative agriculture methods, such as cover crops, are one way farmers try to improve the health of their overworked soil. But adopting ...

Cover crops play an important role in protecting the soil and water when cash crops like corn or soybean are not actively growing. The National Conservation Service promoted the use of cover crops ...

Cover crops, plants grown to protect and enrich the soil, are known to boost soil health and help store carbon. However, the exact mechanisms behind these benefits, especially under Nordic climate ...