(See the graph on page 40 for one example.) Some cover crops can sequester nitrogen for the following corn crop, reducing the amount of applied nitrogen. “In our experience, nitrogen is still ...

Growing cover crops to prevent bare fields helps soil and wildlife – study - Research into regenerative agricultural practices found the clearest benefit for minimising bare soil.

A friend from church asked me, “Is there any cover crop to plant in the spring?” Traditionally, most home gardeners only plant cover crops in the fall. Spring plantings of cover crops will help ...

Cover crops can also be used as a living mulch to provide continuous ground cover to help suppress weeds. For example, white clover can be grown on walking paths to keep weeds down. The living ...

Intercropping means planting two or more different crops in the same growing space. One example is growing a row of tomatoes with lettuce on the edges of the beds. Cover cropping involves planting ...

You’ve just finished harvesting a bumper crop of corn in your garden, and it’s time to put the garden to bed for the season. You dig out the old roots, ...

Planting ground cover in fields between cash crop growing seasons is an effective way to prevent farmland from losing soil carbon, a factor that’s underestimated in considering the carbon sequestratio ...

The executive director of the Association of Illinois Soil & Water Conservation Districts says farmers across the state are ...

A shift away from the familiar sight of bare winter fields can help improve soils and boost wildlife, a study suggests.

There was a more positive impact found from integrating livestock into arable fields – for example growing cover crops that sheep could then graze on – in suppressing weeds, disease and pests ...