Researchers are trying to quantify aboveground and belowground effects of annual cover crops and living mulches compared to a no-till bare ground system.
Here are a few ways cover crops enhance soil health, which is all about the capacity of the soil to function as a vital living ecosystem.
Cover crops may also provide important habitat for predatory insects that could help control disease- and damage-causing pests in cotton.
New University of Illinois research integrates field data and advanced mathematical modeling to understand how cover crops compete with summer cash crops.
Putting cover crops in the ground isn’t an automatic ticket to financial success, with cost considerations of the crop itself needing to be kept in check.
As profit margins continue to become ever slim and beef producers try to take back more control, the answer can be found in their grazing system.
Cover crops expert Jenna Langley Blue shares her knowledge as part of the ultimate guide to cover crops and how they relate to soil health.
After watching their soil wash away, two brothers strategically approached erosion control in a way that was financially feasible for their farm.
GO SEED explains how interseeding cover crops into corn is a great way to take advantage of forage and soil health potential
A bill that would allow farmers and ranchers to use cover crops during natural disasters to feed their livestock has been reintroduced into Congress.