Cover crops are plants specifically grown to cover ... you may need to mow or cut back the plants before they go to seed to prevent self-seeding and maintain control over their spread.

Iowa’s data for the Midwest Cover Crops Council cover crop decision tool, which was last revised in 2019, was updated to ...

Why do farmers use cover crops? The number one reason is still erosion control or prevention followed by better soil biology ...

A field planted with cereal rye, one of the most common cover crops in Iowa. Photo by Ally Larson/Iowa State University. AMES, Iowa – Planting ground cover in fields between cash crop growing seasons ...

David Turnis, of rural Bernard, Iowa, is like many young farmers: A leg up can make a world of difference as he grows his ...

Everybody seems to be talking about cover crops. Rightfully so because, managed correctly, they can provide environmental benefits. Higher yield? Well, maybe, but probably not, at least in the ...

Planting dry beans into spring cover crops could be a measure to protect young plants from damaging weather conditions like ...

As JD Hollingsworth re­calls, the turning point came one evening in 2012 while riding in the combine with his father, ...

Vegetables: It should be safe around April 15-20 to plant seeds of certain cool season crops directly outside in your garden ...

Cover crops after the main crop has been harvested from a field (Emily Beament/PA) A shift away from the familiar sight of bare winter fields can help improve soils and boost wildlife, a study ...

Soil scientists have repeatedly shown that cover crops reduce erosion, but an analysis by a team led by Wenjuan Huang, an assistant professor of ecology, evolution and organismal biology ...