In addition to diseased plants, you should also pull weeds from your garden as soon as possible to ensure they don’t get the ...

The research behind cover crops is clear. The sustainable agriculture practice enhances soil fertility and structure, ...

Farms across Canada are adapting scientific methods of crop rotation, cover crops and water management methods to improve ...

Is the drive to cut applied nitrogen fertiliser inadvertently resulting in poorer cover and catch crop growth to the ...

Soil microbes benefit plants by helping with nutrient uptake and disease resistance. Modulating these communities of bacteria ...

If you've ever watched farmers prepare their fields before winter hits, you know it's a lot of work. Get your own garden ...

GOSHEN — Purdue Extension Elkhart County is offering free cover crop seed while supplies last. Small packets have been made up to seed roughly a 100 square foot area (10 feet by 10 feet, for example, ...

Dr. Etienne Sutton, University of Michigan, conducted cover crop research for three years. She recently shared her research results at a field day in Williams County on the Allen Dean farm. Sutton’s ...

The Maryland Department of Agriculture is advising rural residents to expect an increase in low-flying airplanes, helicopters, and drones until Oct. 10. Farmers participating in Maryland’s Cover Crop ...

Researchers from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville and North Carolina State University have developed a new programming model to help farmers predict the best times to plant cover crops. Depending ...

Saving seeds from your vegetables crops is a fun and easy way to benefit from nature’s generosity. With a little knowledge and some advanced planning, you can restock your seed supply for next years’ ...

Last fall, Summerside-based Linkletter Farms planted crimson clover as a cover crop, to hold potato field soil in place over the winter. Co-owner Mark MacEwen didn't expect it to survive the icy ...