For farmers trying to Flip their Soil and improve soil health one simple thing they can do this fall is plant cereal rye as a cover crop and plant soybeans into that stand. Soil health experts say ...

David Karki of SDSU underlined that planting cover crops like rye is not so much about big yield increases, but it will make the land more tolerant of fluctuations in weather. David Karki, a South ...

Between spring thaw and soybean planting, the risk of soil nitrogen loss is great. As soil temperatures warm, soil microbes become active and start decomposing organic matter. Nitrogen released during ...

A new appreciation has developed for rye, a winter-hardy grain that develops a deep root system. Growing rye is seen as beneficial to soil health, is a strong competitor to weeds, and helps reduce ...

Every fall after the growing season, I like to put the vegetable garden to bed for the winter with a cover crop of winter rye. Broadly speaking, a cover crop is a crop that covers the soil with a ...

Research results from across 10 U.S. states found that planting soybean green is a feasible management practice to optimize cereal rye biomass production and provide effective Amaranthus species ...

When growers add cover crops, it’s important to select and manage the crop according to the primary objective for the crop. Cover crops usually are planted to benefit the soil and are not harvested.

Soybeans planted at different dates are shown Sept. 20 in a field test plot at Iowa State University's Agricultural Engineering/Agronomy and Central Iowa Research Farms between Ames and Boone. AMES, ...

Brothers Ross and Levi Brown came back to the family farm near Trent, South Dakota, with some new ideas, and they put them to work not a moment too soon. The brothers, though three years apart, ...

In 2016, Tom and Irene Frantzen were in the midst of a multi-year struggle with what they call an “evolutionary monster.” Giant ragweed, which can grow to be taller than most people, was sucking up ...