It’s difficult to overstate the benefits of a cover crop for your garden. In addition to helping replenish the nitrogen in your soil, cover crops also act as habitat for a healthy garden ecosystem and ...

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 ...

Soil Health Minute: Using fall-seeded oats and barley as cover crops Abbey Wick explains how fall-seeded oats and barley produce different results for residue in the spring in this week's Soil Health ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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When the Southern Cover Crops Council held its annual conference recently in Baton Rouge, I was fortunate to sit in on panel discussions with farmers and specialty crops (vegetables, fruits, nuts and ...

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

High screenings and variable nitrogen levels were an unwelcome feature of the Scottish malting crop last year, with growers ...