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, ...

MAYER, Minn.- The Schuettes' neighbors probably weren't sure what has been growing for the last few months on a field near Mayer. Dean Schuette is taking part in a cover crop demonstration project ...

Farmers planting cover crops for better water filtration and weed suppression also have to factor in the challenges, which ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois farmer Jack McCormick planted 350 acres of barley and radishes last fall as part of an off-season crop that he does not intend to harvest. Instead, the crops will be ...

It is late winter and you are driving down some old back road, sing along to the radio, “Ooooh that smell, Can’t you smell that smell, Ooooh that smell, The smell of death surrounds you,” when ...

Farmers love tools. The prospect of a fully stocked tool shed ranges from badge of honor to true obsession. Plants, too, can be used as tools. Integrating cover crops into a farmer’s toolbox can offer ...

Michael James is the Water Quality Initiative Coordinator at the Soil and Water Conservation District in Polk County. This spring, you may have passed farm fields that are green and lush with new ...

KARNAK, N.D. - Dennis Haugen uses a jackhammer to soften his soil, but it’s not the construction equipment. It’s a radish. Haugen is a farmer and president of General Grain Co. Inc., which has been in ...

BROWN COUNTY (WLUK) -- If you've been traveling in southern Brown County recently, these blue signs may have grabbed your attention. Farmers are using these roadside markers to promote conservation ...