Cover Crops

Robust cover crop systems for soybeans Robust cover crop systems for soybeans

The goal for many farmers with cover crops is the conservation and soil improvement.

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Two young men change the closing wheels on a planter out in the field

Trials evaluate after-market closing wheels for corn Trials evaluate after-market closing wheels for corn

Jan 30, 2024

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A red tractor planting green into red clover

Terminate cover crops effectively Terminate cover crops effectively

Jan 30, 2024

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Cameron Mills, Cass County, Indiana

Find a cover crops mentor Find a cover crops mentor

Jan 29, 2024

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Grazing in cover crop

Finding profitability in cover crops Finding profitability in cover crops

Jan 25, 2024

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A Great Plains planter planting green into a cover crop

The truth about cover crop yield drag The truth about cover crop yield drag

Jan 25, 2024

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Chris Reberg-Horton of North Carolina Plant Sciences and Ron Heiniger of North Carolina State University Extension

Making cover crops cost effective and profitable

Making cover crops cost effective and profitable

byJohn Hart, Associate Editor

Mark Kingland in field

Technology spurs conservation

Technology spurs conservation

byJason Johnson

Rye cover crop growing over corn stubble

Conservation & Sustainability

Farm in Maryland? Get money for conservation

Farm in Maryland? Get money for conservation

Close-up of cover crops growing between rows winter wheat stubble

Research looks at cover crop yield penalties

Research looks at cover crop yield penalties

A cover crop sprouting through soil and crop residue

Making soil health plans one year in advance

Making soil health plans one year in advance

Rows of soybeans planted in terminated cereal rye with a field sign listing the planting and termination dates.

Conservation & Sustainability

Accelerating the adoption of sustainable farming practices in the Delta

Acceleration of sustainable farming in the Delta

byWhitney Shannon Haigwood, Staff Writer

How they adopted effective cover crops

How they adopted effective cover crops

byJohn Hart, Associate Editor

Yellow wrapped round module cotton bale sitting in a picked cotton field with sunset in the background.

Conservation & Sustainability

Quail Forever brings value to underperforming acres

Quail Forever brings value to underperforming acres

byWhitney Shannon Haigwood, Staff Writer

Cornfield and cover crops

Cover crop tips from farmers, researchers

Cover crop tips from farmers, researchers

byCurt Arens, Senior Editor

A ground level close up of young cover crop seedlings

IDOA offers pre-enrollment for cover crop sign-up

IDOA offers pre-enrollment for cover crop sign-up

byHolly Spangler, Prairie Farmer Editor, Farm Progress Executive Editor

A finger pointing to a tiny seedling in sprouting in soil

6 hurdles to earning cover crop cost-share payment

6 hurdles to earning cover crop cost-share payment

William Thiele kneeling in a field holding cover crops in his hands

Soil health and forage: A cover crop twofer

Soil health and forage: A cover crop twofer

byChris Torres, Editor

A close-up of stubble in the midst of cover crops

Cover crop incentives available in Illinois

Cover crop incentives available in Illinois

A cornfield, one side following a cereal rye cover crop and the other side without

Corn following rye needs shot of nitrogen

Corn following rye needs shot of nitrogen

Tractor in a field

Our cover crop struggle is real

Our cover crop struggle is real

byKyle Stackhouse, Blogger

Cows grazing end of cover crop

Conservation & Sustainability

Conservation good for water quality and can improve bottom line

Conservation good for water quality and can improve bottom line

Combine and grain wagon harvesting crop

Weather takes a bite out of wheat acres

Weather takes a bite out of wheat acres

byJennifer Kiel, Editor

Montie Soules, John Russell, Toby Jordan, John Sonderman, Jeff Bedwell, Rick Osterday, Cory Bollum, Lee Miller, Tyler Cates, Mark Gordon

Names in the news

Ohio’s Lee Miller elected VP of American Shorthorn Association

Ohio’s Lee Miller elected VP of American Shorthorn Association

Young cover crops sprouting in a field

Next year’s cover crop success begins in spring

Next year’s cover crop success begins in spring

Chris Hausman kneeling in a field of cover crops

Illinois farmer maintains yields, saves money with cover crops

Illinois farmer maintains yields, saves money with cover crops

byHolly Spangler, Prairie Farmer Editor, Farm Progress Executive Editor

corn stubble in a field

Myth-busting the no-till yield drag theory

Myth-busting the no-till yield drag theory

Cover crops growing in a field

Take advantage of cover crops training

Take advantage of cover crops training

byTom J. Bechman, Midwest Crops Editor

Are cover crops right for your farm?

Are cover crops right for your farm?

field of corn planted in cereal rye

Nurture your soil during extreme weather

Nurture your soil during extreme weather

Strip tilled peanuts in cover crop.

Cover crop incentives push practices, but results keep them

Cover crop incentives push practices, but results keep them

byBrad Haire, Executive Editor

hand holding a mound of soil with crop roots poking through

Saving soil starts with these practices

Saving soil starts with these practices

byTom J. Bechman, Midwest Crops Editor

A man pointing towards a rainwater demonstration showing cover crops vs. bare soil

Conservation & Sustainability

Soil erosion always a threat

Soil erosion always a threat

byTom J. Bechman, Midwest Crops Editor

hand points to roots about 4 feet deep in a soil sample core

See just how deep cover crop roots can go

See just how deep cover crop roots can go

byTom J. Bechman, Midwest Crops Editor

A man and woman in a field with white cotton bolls

Conservation & Sustainability

Two Midsouth farmers focus on sustainable practices

Two Midsouth farmers focus on sustainable practices

byPam Caraway, Executive Editor

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