A local producer wanted to interseed cover crops at planting time to maximize benefits and was curious how it would impact the cash crop (in this case corn). This demonstration was only a small block ...

Establishing winter cover crops after or between harvests can be a great way to preserve soil structure, protect against erosion and produce biomass that feeds the soil ecology. However, if you’re in ...

What’s cover cropping all about, anyway? As with many eco initiatives, what was old is new again: Cover crops (or fallow season plantings; see more below) were first used during the Roman Empire as a ...

What are cover crops and how can they help with climate change? About 22 million acres are planted with cover crops today, and the practice is increasing 8% annually, according to researchers.

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 ...

In 2019, this producer took preventative planting due to wet spring conditions. Cereal rye was planted as a cover crop in fall 2018, so the producer decided to map the field for cover crop performance ...

A new appreciation has developed for rye, a winter-hardy grain that develops a deep root system. Growing rye is seen as beneficial to soil health, is a strong competitor to weeds, and helps reduce ...

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 ...