URBANA -- After harvesting a corn or soybean crop, farmers may plant a cover crop for a variety of reasons -- to reduce soil erosion and nutrient runoff, increase organic matter in the soil, and ...

Cover crops provide many species of wildlife with food and shelter. If you want to maximize wildlife benefits, avoid cover crop monocultures. Cover crop diversity and interspersion are keys to ...

Humans have been growing crops for thousands of years, and using regenerative soil health practices has naturally been a part ...

Building trust in food begins with empowering farmers through one of the largest and most diverse conservation- and sustainability-focused public-private partnerships in our nation’s history: ...

The Renville County Soil and Water Conservation District field event will share on-farm cover crop data and a Harvest Drone swarm drone demonstration among other topics. RSVP by April 1 for the meal.

Need another reason for planting cover crops? University of Illinois research shows that migratory birds prefer to rest and refuel in fields with cover crops. "We think cover crops, such as cereal rye ...