Unverferth Manufacturing Co., Inc. announces the addition of a mounted cover crop seeder for its Rolling Harrow soil conditioner to provide time-saving, one-pass planting of these profit-enhancing ...

Farmers using a cover crop seeder developed by agricultural scientists may eventually need only a single trip across the field to accomplish what takes most farmers three passes and several pieces of ...

Cover crops are typically planted as seeds directly in the ground (not transplanted) at the end of the growing season after the last of the summer crops have been harvested and before cold weather ...

A quick-growing legume, crimson clover ( Trifolium incarnatum) excels at fixing nitrogen, while its root system helps break ...

While there are plenty of reasons for farmers to consider using cover crops, it can sometimes be a challenge knowing where to start and which factors to keep in mind to ensure the best results for the ...

Research shows cover crops are not profitable for most farmers without cost-share payments or livestock making it a challenge to grow the practice, which can have public and agronomic benefits. Editor ...

Farmers, who were unable to get into their soggy fields to plant corn and soybeans due to record rainfall this spring, are not only faced with bags of seed they can't use, they are also looking for ...

OKABENA, Minn. -- Rural Lakefield farmer Jerry Ackermann has planted cover crops for several years now, and while it has been a learning process, he's finding more and more advantages to keeping a ...

Producers can break even in as little as two years But seed, planting costs challenge economics Landowners can frustrate farmers’ cover crop hopes This is the second part of our four-part series ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Cover crops have been promoted for their abilities to reduce erosion and retain or enhance soil nutrients. Now there is evidence that they can significantly reduce weed seeds ...