The temperatures are on the rise, and it is great to see the fields getting some more color. The green from cover crops above the ground is just as beautiful as the benefits cover crops create below ...

Cover crops are a bigger part of farming and provide numerous advantages to fruit and vegetable growers. At Iowa State, they're looking at cereal rye. "They hold on to the soil, so less soil erosion; ...

The holy grail of crimping is for cover crops to slowly die into a weed-supressing mat, covering the soil without the use of chemical sprays or the plough. For an organic grower, this would allow ...

Cousins of Emneth has designed a new crimper roller with helical blades to roll, break and bruise cover crops ahead of the drill. The Crop Check outfit fits to the front of the tractor to allow ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Rollers crimpers have been used in conservation agriculture to terminate cover crops; however, excessive vibration generated by the original ...

Cover crops provide a variety of benefits, but if you don’t terminate them well they can limit your cash crop’s success. Because there is more than one way to get the job done, be sure to consider ...

URBANA, Ill. - More no-till farmers are using cover crops to conserve soil and suppress weeds, but many vegetable producers are reluctant to get on board. That's because many small-seeded vegetable ...

As agriculture continues to evolve and new ways of farming are being developed, cover crops have become more and more popular among farmers in Ohio. Studies are showing a little over 80% of no-till ...

First, the bad news: We’ve lost millions of tons of soil from croplands in the United States annually for the past 20 years due to water and wind erosion. The rate of erosion skyrockets the more soil ...

Cover crops out compete many troublesome weeds but cover crops need to be terminated. Most farmers kill cover crop with herbicides but crimper crop rollers can terminate naturally. Selecting the right ...