Auburn's Max Runge shares four considerations for famers considering using crop residue to custom grow cattle.

Cover crops are important in areas cultivated year after year. They reduce soil erosion and improve its overall health. As spring heats the soil, cover crops suppress weeds, and as they grow, they ...

The first crisp breeze of fall feels refreshing—until you realize it’s also a warning. The nights are getting colder, the ...

Farming in the San Luis Valley, Colorado, is tough. The 8,000-square-mile, high-altitude desert has one of the shortest growing seasons in the United States. It is known for strong winds, and in the ...

Organic farmer Peter Cheek is successfully growing a range of cereal crops in a min-till system without the use of the plough ...

Here are the questions to help you settle on what you like, what fits your lifestyle and what issues you hope to resolve — and 6 common mistakes to avoid ...

Cold mornings hint at winter’s grip, yet the soil still holds warmth. Late October can set up a shockingly early spring. While many gardeners tidy beds ...

Kanning’s four pillars — soil, product quality, financial strength, and community — frame the system. Auch follows the same ...

If you know your soil is full of all the nutrients you need, find a quick-growing crop to hold the soil in place. Grains, ...

Low soil nutrients slow rye’s gene mixing, a study shows, offering new insight into how environmental stress shapes crop ...

How can you trim fertilizer costs and still provide adequate nutrients for corn and soybeans next season? One solution is to consider planting some cover crops this fall, recommends David Hula, ...