Explore the pros and cons of various cover crop varieties to know what to pick for your cotton field this winter.

Cover crops play an important role in protecting the soil and water when cash crops like corn or soybean are not actively growing. The National Conservation Service promoted the use of cover crops ...

Before you put your garden to bed, consider giving it a winter blanket—aka, a cover crop. Sowed in the fall, these cold-hardy plants work hard to improve soil throughout winter by decreasing ...

In the fall, you might be tempted to remove the dead plant material, till your garden soil a bit, and put your garden to bed for the winter without another thought. However, you can also grow cover ...

Researchers have discovered that using cover crops as "living mulch" between rows of maize can significantly improve soil ...

When is the best time to plant a cover crop in my garden, and what should I plant? Will it help a small garden? — Henry, Racine. Cover crops are a great way to improve the soil. They protect soil from ...

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 ...

A farm attendant doing mulching at a cabbage farm in Kisumu county. [Denish Ochieng, Standard] Want to improve your soil? Plant cover crops. A cover crop is grown primarily for the benefit of the soil ...

Inside a barn in southwest Missouri, Macauley Kincaid operates a massive contraption of wood and metal affixed with pipes, pulleys and wheels. "This was like state of the art for its time. I mean, ...

Burr Mosby of Mosby Brothers Farms in the Auburn area grew 34,000 pounds of various types of peas, wheat, and other crops on a single acre of his land last year. He and his crew harvested 8 pounds of ...

Want to improve your soil? Plant cover crops. A cover crop is grown primarily for the benefit of the soil rather than the crop yield. Cover crops are an important part of sustainable agriculture. They ...