In a 2015 strip trial on a central Illinois farm, three cover crop mixtures were planted behind a wheat crop, next to the grower’s normal double-crop soybeans. In 2016, corn planted behind the ...
they report a new strategy that achieves multiple conservation goals while maintaining corn yield: injecting manure into a ...
Northwest Iowa farmer Nathan Anderson says he’s increased his cover crop acreage over the last 10 years despite […] ...
reports that almost 3,000 acres of cereal rye were planted into standing corn stalks and soybean stubble in 2022. This past year, the retailer added a second drill—boosting seeded cover crops to ...
Eating leftovers is a way for people to save money while still getting nutritious food. For beef producers, one way to extend ...
Planters equipped with gauge wheels delivering downforce pressure can help push seed through uneven ground littered with tough corn stubble ... following harvest. Cover crops can help break ...