What a contrast from last spring. Of course, ironically we are now getting desperate for rain, after one of our wettest ...

Learn about an Iowa plot trial that is looking at the yield boosting potential of strip cropping corn and cover crops.

Art Gudas of Kewanna has been using cover crops to improve the soil of his fields since about 2011. He is shown with cover ...

Irish farmer Tom Tierney has been no-till farming for a decade and is using a specialist seed dressing to kick-start crops ...

Since nitrous oxide is emitted into the air when there is excess nitrogen in the ground, keeping plants growing year-round can limit emissions. Plants take up nitrate (NO₃) and ammonium (NH₄), meaning ...

Lloyd Alveshere, farmer and retired NRCS conservationist, spoke on his experiences with regenerating farm fields with cover ...

A friend from church asked me, “Is there any cover crop to plant in the spring?” Traditionally, most home gardeners only plant cover crops in the fall. Spring plantings of cover crops will help ...

Farmers in Door and Kewaunee counties are getting closer to spending long days in their fields again as the weather outlook ...

"It may take a few years to see some of the results. This soil building is about growing a farm under your farm and bringing ...

People who had been planning to implement measures under the sustainable farming incentive now say they cannot afford to.

As planting season begins across the U.S., all of South Dakota falls under drought conditions on the U.S. Drought Monitor. Farmers across the region are making typical progress toward seeding fields.

High cholesterol is a risk factor in the development of coronary heart disease - but healthy diet and lifestyle changes can ...