A recent University of Idaho-led study conducted in collaboration with regional dryland wheat farmers provides guidance on ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! Fall is a great time to apply soil amendments to the garden, the lawn and our crop fields. Compost, composted or aged manure, fertilizers and lime can all ...

Farmers add cover crops to a rotation to provide living, seasonal soil cover between the planting of two cash (commodity) or forage crops. Including cover crops in a rotation can provide benefits such ...

With wheat harvest in many areas coming to a close, thousands of acres of ground will be left opened up. Leaving these fields idle until next spring may not be the best option. Here are several ways a ...

Cover crops are planted to hold soil in place and provide residue and nutrients for winter wheat planted in the fall. DeLaune studied varieties as well as termination timing of cover crops, including ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A few weeks ago a reader and a friend from the pool who lives near Loudonville asked me if a person could leave his cereal rye in ...

VERNON – Interest in using cover crops to improve soil health continues to grow in the Texas Rolling Plains region, but the nagging concern of reductions in soil moisture and effects on yields of ...

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 ...

The drought situation across much of the Plains hasn’t improved this year; instead, the latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows it’s growing worse. Now, farmers across a state that typically accounts for 25 ...

Bryan Jorgensen of Ideal, South Dakota, says conditions are the worst he's seen in 40 years for the winter wheat crop.

FARIBAULT, Minn. — Which cover crops provide the most benefit to a farm’s bottom line? That’s what a Minnesota-based research project is trying to figure out. “The objective of our research isn't to ...

Leaf rust could pose a greater risk to Kansas wheat in 2026 if wetter weather develops. Growers are encouraged to monitor ...