American Farmland Trust and the Natural Resource Conservation Service have signed a two-year, $2 million cooperative agreement to further develop and improve AFT’s soil health economic, and environmental tools.
When it comes to adding carbon to the soil, all cover crops don’t perform equally, according to a team of researchers at Penn State University whose new study revealed the disparity for the first time.
A field trial showed how leading varieties of nitrogen-fixing legumes performed in the challenging growing conditions of the Mississippi Delta.
The U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards program recognizes seven individuals, businesses, and partnerships that have gone above and beyond the call of duty.
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.
Promoting early season plant cover, primarily through the use of cover crops, can be more effective at reducing pest density than insecticide applications.
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.