Farmers, who were unable to get into their soggy fields to plant corn and soybeans due to record rainfall this spring, are not only faced with bags of seed they can't use, they are also looking for ...

Chad Weaver, left, and Gary Weaver examine a field of kale grown for seed at their company, Weaver Seed of Oregon near Scio, Ore. SCIO, Ore. — Fierce competition for acreage in Oregon’s Willamette ...

A decade ago, Keith and Brian Berns had heard about cover crops. Discussion of growing rye or radishes to cover and condition soil tended to pop up at the type of winter meetings held in makeshift ...

While there are plenty of reasons for farmers to consider using cover crops, it can sometimes be a challenge knowing where to start and which factors to keep in mind to ensure the best results for the ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. — When 4 million acres of the South Dakota’s crops couldn’t be planted in 2019, there was a powerful need for cover crop seeds. Millborn Seeds Inc. of Brookings was one of the players ...

In the past 12 months, Farmers Business Network (FBN) has launched an e-commerce platform for farm inputs and a suite crop marketing offerings. Now the data, service and input provider is launching ...

Cover Crop Exchange co-founders Mike Ackerman and Nate Belcher Mike Ackerman’s web and software development expertise, combined with Nate Belcher’s experience owning a traditional cover crop seed ...

A: A cover crop has two planting seasons. When planting in fall or early winter, the cover crop needs to be cut and composted in early spring. Otherwise, the plant will use the stored nitrogen for its ...

Willamette Valley farmer Garth Mulkey started growing seeds for cover crops in 2007 when a Pennsylvania company contacted him about producing radish seed for the Midwest cover crop market. But the ...

Cover crops are typically planted as seeds directly in the ground (not transplanted) at the end of the growing season after the last of the summer crops have been harvested and before cold weather ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Cover crops have been promoted for their abilities to reduce erosion and retain or enhance soil nutrients. Now there is evidence that they can significantly reduce weed seeds ...