There’s a moment every gardener recognizes. The soil that once crumbled easily between your fingers starts to compact, drain ...

As Des Moines struggles with high nitrate levels, lawn watering ban, state ag agency doubles cover crop incentives for ...

DES MOINES, Iowa – A new state water quality program is launching across central Iowa with the goal of reducing nitrates and ...

Cover crops planted post-wheat can provide an average of 30 to 45 days of grazing, but the timing of grazing in relation to ...

Prioritize specific agronomic outcomes—like erosion control or nitrogen fixation—before opening the seed catalog.

Daikon radishes used as a cover crop. (Photo: Edwin Remsberg/SARE) Producers can break even in as little as two years But seed, planting costs challenge economics Landowners can frustrate farmers’ ...

Seeding method. Broadcast seeding methods result in less seed-to-soil contact and higher risk of seed loss to birds and other ...

Cover crops have been found to be effective in increasing soil organic carbon by sequestering atmospheric CO 2 into the soil, and thus have large potential to mitigate climate change. An accessible ...

Maybe after you finish your vegetable harvest, you mentally say, “I’m done this year,” and wait to start again next year. But a cover crop could benefit you in several ways. By researching now, you ...

Farmers usually plant cover crops after harvesting their main crop. This prevents erosion of the soil and nutrient leaching. The roots of these crops also stabilize the structure of the soil. It had ...

Farmers upstream of the Des Moines region are eligible for cover crop incentives as part of state legislation to improve ...

Research helps farmers pick the best cover crops to keep their soil and nutrients in the field. Farmers around the world are keen to protect their most important asset: their soil. The soil supports ...