In response to recent dust storms in central Illinois and across the Midwest, in-field research is underway focusing on soil ...

With good weather conditions across much of the Midwest, farmers are working on fall tillage and fertility applications. Ken Ferrie says many growers in central Illinois are telling him how ...

All signs point to incentives for farmers to reduce tillage and grow cover crops. Some farmers will factor these incentives into their profit/loss statements, which will be a game changer. Through the ...

MANKATO, Minn. — Implementing no-till farming and other conservation practices can be great for your farm’s soil health and overall environment. But many have concerns when it comes to the cost of ...

When Jay Whalen was hired as a seed specialist 17 years ago, he began using his farm for testing the company’s various ...

A new study of 30 geographically diverse farms suggests growers who consistently employ soil health management practices such as cover crops and reduced tillage can spend less on inputs and make more ...

More farmers are trying out conservation tillage and cover crops, but not all of them choose to permanently adopt the practices, a new Economic Research Service report has found. The analysis of USDA ...

Much of the research on regenerative farming practices, such as no-till or cover crops, has looked at the benefits to the environment and the soil. Now a new study finds these farming practices also ...

Cover crops have once again become a popular tool to assist producers with improving their overall crop productivity, soil health, and water quality.

An Iowa farmer checks his cereal rye cover crop. Hawkeye State farmers plant more than 2 million acres of cover crops each year to prevent soil erosion and reduce the loss of nutrients. Editor’s note: ...

AMES | Iowa Learning Farms will host a strip-tillage and cover crop field day from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 19 at the Dean Stromer farm near Klemme. Topics include the use of ...