ALEXANDRIA, Minn. — Picking out cover crops is no run into the convenience store to grab the nearest sandwich when you're in the middle of field work. Each plant that acts as a cover crop has ...

Q: In last week’s column, you mentioned that fall is the right time to plant cover crops. What are cover crops and why should I do this? Seems like more work to me. The Master Gardener Program is ...

In recent years, we’ve seen a significant increase in the use of—and funding for—cover crops such as winter rye, oats, red clover and cowpeas. Cover cropping has been shown to help protect land from ...

Michael James is the Water Quality Initiative Coordinator at the Soil and Water Conservation District in Polk County. This spring, you may have passed farm fields that are green and lush with new ...

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and the United States Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service are collaborating on a series of cover crop fact sheets for Iowa ...

Abstract: Silage tarping involves covering the soil with opaque plastic to block light for extended periods, helping to keep fields weed-free early in the season, creating stale seed beds, and ...

Producers in the Southern Great Plains looking to boost soil health on their lands while earning added income from livestock grazing can now access new guidance from Texas A&M AgriLife experts.

Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) is an indigenous and staple crop in sub-Saharan Africa, but it has an enemy: an insect called the legume pod borer (Maruca vitrata). This pest can cause yield losses of more ...