Can less be more in a cornfield? Can skip row corn add bushels to the bin? James Hitchcock wants the answers from one trusted source—his own fields. In 2023, Hitchcock is bucking convention with skip ...

Research on 60-inch corn rows with cover crops between them is geared toward the cattle producer looking to graze after corn harvest. Cover crop grows up between 60-inch rows of corn at the Central ...

Failure is the price of success on the farm. In 2023, John Smith planted cluster corn in Kansas, James Hitchcock tried wide row corn in Georgia, and Bill Jones targeted a triple crop on his Indiana ...

University of Idaho Extension Educator Steven Hines believes he’s found an effective way for farmers who interplant cover crops between corn rows to significantly boost forage production.

KIMBERLY — University of Idaho Extension Educator Steven Hines believes he’s found an effective way for farmers who interplant cover crops between corn rows to significantly boost forage production.

The use of cover crops in Iowa has expanded significantly in recent years. The conservation practice is promoted by the state ...

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How will future climate change affect nitrogen loss, and will cover crops still be effective in removing nitrogen from drainage water? A new study investigating near- and far-term climate change in ...

ONEIDA - For the members of Ohe·láku, a co-op of Oneida Nation families growing their traditional white corn together, what started as an experiment has become a success story. A few years ago, they ...

No-till planting of sweet corn into a killed winter rye cover crop has the potential to provide soil health benefits such as reduced compaction, improved soil water holding capacity, reduced ...