If you want to promote higher populations of beneficial insects, cull your buckwheat crops within 20 days of flowering. If ...

Cover crops play an important role in protecting the soil and water when cash crops like corn or soybean are not actively growing. The National Conservation Service promoted the use of cover crops ...

Before you put your garden to bed, consider giving it a winter blanket—aka, a cover crop. Sowed in the fall, these cold-hardy plants work hard to improve soil throughout winter by decreasing ...

When is the best time to plant a cover crop in my garden, and what should I plant? Will it help a small garden? — Henry, Racine. Cover crops are a great way to improve the soil. They protect soil from ...

In the fall, you might be tempted to remove the dead plant material, till your garden soil a bit, and put your garden to bed for the winter without another thought. However, you can also grow cover ...

Researchers have discovered that using cover crops as "living mulch" between rows of maize can significantly improve soil ...

Planting cover crops in fields can help not only rejuvenate soil health but also improve water quality, as recommended by the Hawk Creek Watershed Project in Olivia. Healthy soils are the foundation ...

Establishing winter cover crops after or between harvests can be a great way to preserve soil structure, protect against erosion and produce biomass that feeds the soil ecology. However, if you’re in ...

As agriculture continues to evolve and new ways of farming are being developed, cover crops have become more and more popular among farmers in Ohio. Studies are showing a little over 80% of no-till ...