No-till planting of sweet corn into a killed winter rye cover crop has the potential to provide soil health benefits such as reduced compaction, improved soil water holding capacity, reduced ...

While farmers plant millions acres of plants like rye and clover to boost soil health and crowd out weeds, a cover crop does the same thing in the smallest home garden. With cover crops, a vegetable ...

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 ...

Wondering how and when to terminate your cover crop? Perhaps planting green is right for you. This practice involves planting your corn or soybean crop directly into a cover crop like cereal rye or ...

When Don Morse began growing cover crops, one of his main goals was to tackle the growing populations of marestail (horseweed) and waterhemp that defied traditional control measures. “I can give you a ...

As the growing season winds down, you might think your garden has reached its final stage for the year. But mid-November can still be a great time to improve your soil and prepare for next spring with ...

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 ...

Many farmers need more technical help when choosing to use cover crops or not. They have been seeing negative results. DES MOINES — Called cover crops, they top the list of tasks U.S. farmers are told ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sergiy Akhundov / Getty Images Before you put your garden to bed, consider giving it a winter blanket—aka, a cover crop. Sowed in ...