Cover Crops: Farmer Perspectives – Why grow cover crops?
Discover ways Iowa farmers are using cover crops to reduce erosion, manage nutrients, and improve soil health.
Cover Crop Studies & Trials
Discover ways Iowa farmers are using cover crops to reduce erosion, manage nutrients, and improve soil health.
The Central Claypan Area is dominated by high runoff potential claypan soils, and soil and water quality degradation within the northeastern Missouri portion of the region has been well documented
Ground beetles (Carabidae) are beneficial insects providing ecosystem services by regulating insect pests and weed seeds. Despite several studies conducted on ground beetles worldwide, there is a lack of knowledge
Farmers, particularly small farmers, are on the frontlines of climate change. In Oregon’s Southern Willamette Valley, a needs assessment was conducted of small farmers in 2017, where questions related to
Cover crops are becoming more accepted as a viable best management practice because of their ability to provide important environmental and soil health benefits. Because of these benefits, many land
Evaluation of Cool Season Cover Crops in Southern Arizona
POTENTIAL AND LIMITATIONS OF COVER CROPS, LIVING MULCHES, AND PERENNIALS TO REDUCE NUTRIENT LOSSES TO WATER SOURCES FROM AGRICULTURAL FIELDS T.C. Kaspar, Plant Physiologist, USDA-ARS, National Soil Tilth Laboratory; E.J.
The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of various cropping and nutrient management systems on drainage water quality and crop yields. Treatment comparisons evaluate the impact
An increasing number of growers are ‘planting green’ or have asked questions regarding this practice. ‘Planting green’ means the corn or soybean is planted directly into a growing cover crop
A two-year grazing study was conducted to evaluate forage quality and utilization of cover crops (CC) in dryland cropping systems compared to crested wheatgrass pastures (CWP). The CC mixture consisted
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