Cereal rye is a go-to cover crop for many producers, including organic growers looking to avoid a chemical method of weed control. Eric Yu is a University of Minnesota Extension educator on crops ...

Cereal rye as a cover crop may reduce waterhemp populations without yield loss in soybean, according to a three-year study at the University of Missouri. MU Extension weed specialist Mandy Bish and a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Cover crops are wonderful tools to improve soil health. They increase microbial diversity, improve aggregate stability and enhance water infiltration. They add organic matter, might help control weeds ...

The low-flying helicopter buzzing cornfields across Worcester County the past couple of weeks delivered a payload that will improve both the soil and the bottom line for more than a dozen farms ...