Cover crops improve soil health and water quality, prevent nutrient loss, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but they're ...

A panel of farmers discussed their experiences with cover crops and soil health at HPJ Live in Wichita, Kansas, this past ...

With a new, first-of-its-kind study, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers say investments in farm ...

Keith Berns, co-founder of Green Cover weighs in with practical advice including three things for cover crop success, termination timing and water use.

Winter is actually one of the best times to test your soil pH. The cold slows down changes in the soil, so your results are ...

Grass clippings are another free mulch option that can help your garden beds through winter. Spread them in a thin layer, ...

President Donald Trump announced a $12 billion farm aid package on Monday — a boost to farmers who have struggled to sell their crops while getting hit by rising costs after the president raised ...

With harvest complete and cover crops planted, work at Riskedal Farms is focusing on repairing machinery and deciding what changes they will make for the 2026 growing season.

Tom Cotter of Austin is the recipient of the 2025 Minnesota Leopold Conservation Award ®. The award honors farmers, ranchers, ...

That’s the Payment-in-Kind (PIK) program the U.S. Department of Agriculture rolled out in 1983 to idle millions of acres ...

Is paying more for regeneratively farmed food the most efficient way to fight climate change? This group thinks we should try ...

Beginning in the 2017 growing season, The Iowa Nutrient Research & Education Council (INREC) has worked over the past six years with Iowa State University and local ag retailers to study the progress ...