Government incentives aimed at mitigating climate change are almost sure to motivate you, and your landlords, to move toward no-till and cover crops. That’s the reason for our series of stories aimed ...
MANKATO, Minn. — Implementing no-till farming and other conservation practices can be great for your farm’s soil health and overall environment. But many have concerns when it comes to the cost of ...
Much of the research on regenerative farming practices, such as no-till or cover crops, has looked at the benefits to the environment and the soil. Now a new study finds these farming practices also ...
By Dusty Sonnenberg, CCA, Field Leader, a project of the Ohio Soybean Council and Soybean Checkoff ...
Farm fields planted in the middle of Manhattan, Kan., are releasing secrets within the soil. “It’s all about the soil,” says Dr. Charles Rice, Kansas State University Distinguished Professor at Kansas ...
A no-till expert and former Dakota Lakes Research Farm manager shared his studied insights at a southeast Minnesota soil health tour stop. Dwayne Beck, retired research manager at Dakota Lakes ...
Lisa Blazure, soil health coordinator with Stroud Water Research Center, points out night crawler tunnels in the clay soil beneath Penn England Farm’s cornfield topsoil. Night crawlers are essential ...
No-till planting of sweet corn into a killed winter rye cover crop has the potential to provide soil health benefits such as reduced compaction, improved soil water holding capacity, reduced ...
Minor Memorial Library in Roxbury will present a program, “No-Till Cover Crops for the Home Garden: Small Scale Practices for Soil Improvement and Carbon Sequestration,” Oct. 14 at 4 p.m. Sharon ...
Crimson clover can be used as a cover crop in corn, soybeans and wheat fields to improve soil health. Much of the research on regenerative farming practices, such as no-till or cover crops, has looked ...
Farmers can save money by using practices that improve soil, according to a study from the Soil Health Institute. The study surveyed 30 farms across the United States that are using no-till ...