For farmers trying to Flip their Soil and improve soil health one simple thing they can do this fall is plant cereal rye as a cover crop and plant soybeans into that stand. Soil health experts say ...
David Karki of SDSU underlined that planting cover crops like rye is not so much about big yield increases, but it will make the land more tolerant of fluctuations in weather. David Karki, a South ...
Cover crops are becoming increasingly important as a component of sustainable agriculture production. “Properly managed cover crops can reduce soil losses from wind and water erosion, reduce nitrogen ...
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 ...
Every fall after the growing season, I like to put the vegetable garden to bed for the winter with a cover crop of winter rye. Broadly speaking, a cover crop is a crop that covers the soil with a ...
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 ...
Regenerative agriculture methods, such as cover crops, are one way farmers try to improve the health of their overworked soil ...
Traditionally, farmers assumed they must kill their cover crop before planting cash crops. But the longer you let a cover crop grow, the more benefits you can harvest. Enter the ‘planting green’ ...
Cover crops are becoming increasingly important as a component of sustainable agriculture production. “Properly managed cover crops can reduce soil losses from wind and water erosion, reduce nitrogen ...
Use a no-gaps strategy. Chad Godsey of Godsey Ag spoke about herbicide strategies for 2026 at the Kansas Corn and Soybean ...
Every fall after the growing season is over, I continue my soil-building regime by planting a winter cover crop. You’ll sometimes hear cover crops used in this type of application referred to as a ...