If you're looking for a relatively easy way to improve your soil quality and hide the patchy areas of your lawn, grow this ...

When selecting cover crops, it is important to (1) identify a goal, and (2) think about the current and next crop in rotation. This determines what you put in the mix, seeding rates and timing of ...

From mitigating soil compaction and reducing erosion, to adding nutrients to soil and suppressing weeds, there are many ...

Using spring seeded cover crops in sugar beets is a familiar practice for farmers, but many are asking about other ways to use cover crops in their system to accomplish different goals other than ...

Oats, daikon radish and legumes like vetch, fava or bell beans, as well as annual clovers, peas and wildflowers, will help replenish your soil. Even though daytime temperatures remain warm, the fall, ...

It’s difficult to overstate the benefits of a cover crop for your garden. In addition to helping replenish the nitrogen in your soil, cover crops also act as habitat for a healthy garden ecosystem and ...

Question: I am confused about differences in fava bean varieties. What is the difference between fava beans grown for a cover crop and fava beans/broadbeans grown for culinary purposes? Can I grow the ...

As farmers finish harvesting their summer crops, they should consider planting cover crops to revitalize their soil’s nutrient content, said Shaun Francis, Extension horticulture specialist for the ...

When and how to terminate a cover crop in spring varies by farmer, but the practice usually has at least one common denominator – glyphosate – and it’s in short supply across much of the country. Ohio ...

"Establishing a winter-hardy grass and legume cover crop mix in the fall – such as cereal rye and hairy vetch – is one of the ...

GOSHEN — Purdue Extension Elkhart County is offering free cover crop seed while supplies last. Small packets have been made up to seed roughly a 100 square foot area (10 feet by 10 feet, for example, ...