Planting dry beans into spring cover crops could be a measure to protect young plants from damaging weather conditions like wind or hail. Dry beans are susceptible to damage from wind and other ...

The likelihood of seeing a benefit from planting a cover crop, however, is closely related to the amount of biomass produced ...

In their recent study, doctoral student Sachin Danda of Kansas State University and Vipan Kumar of Cornell University, formerly Kansas State University, examined how cover crops and residual ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. – No one wants to think of harvest’s end as the vegetable garden reaches peak, but now’s the time to plant over-winter cover crops to improve your soil for next season. If you’re not ...

Kale is a cold-hardy vegetable that can be planted in the early spring. Powdery mildew can shorten the productive life of many vegetables. Looking for disease resistance when choosing vegetable ...

Three thousand years ago, farmers in China nurtured their soil with a technique I am just now exploring. Those ancient farmers understood, no doubt from experience, that leaving their soil bare over ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Called cover crops, they top the list of tasks U.S. farmers are told will build healthy soil, help the environment and fight climate change. Yet after years of incentives and ...