No-till planting of sweet corn into a killed winter rye cover crop has the potential to provide soil health benefits such as reduced compaction, improved soil water holding capacity, reduced ...

NORA SPRINGS — Glancing over his shoulder, Tom Wolters guides the John Deere 750 no-till planting drill across the stubble of last season’s corn crop. His 300-acre farming operation is a study in land ...

ALLISON, Iowa -Allison cattle producers Edward and Randal Johnson and Scott Bruns have been using cover crops to protect soil and extend forage supplies for several years. They shared their ...

Kent Vlieger, the State Soil Health Specialist for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Huron, South Dakota, answers a few questions about the benefits of using a no-till and cover crop ...

You manage the weakness of each field or soil type by choosing the best hybrids, varying plant population and fertilizer rates and selecting the appropriate herbicides and disease-control measures.

As farmers gear up for spring planting decisions, there are a couple of things to keep in mind regarding last year's drought and the fact that it continues to be dry: Consider no-till planting and ...

Stalk rots are one of the most significant set of diseases on corn. These diseases are insidious, and often growers are unaware of their effects until harvest. Low levels of stalk rot occur in nearly ...

For farmers struggling to make a living with corn and soybeans, a new cash crop may be on the horizon: carbon. Although it can't be used to feed animals or make vegetable oil, "farming" carbon could ...