Breeding crops for farming systems rather than yield alone could exploit untapped genetic potential and help farmers cut ...

February has arrived and as a vegetable gardener, you are likely ordering seeds and making plans for your garden for the coming growing season. One factor to consider when planning your vegetable ...

Switching to certain crop rotations to increase the amount of organic carbon stored in soil could eventually result in higher profits while keeping harmful carbon dioxide emissions out of the ...

Farmers who have used a three- or four-crop rotation system for more than 10 years are most likely to reap the benefits of improved soil health and higher yields, according to a survey of producers in ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... You grew tomatoes successfully in that sunny corner of your garden last year, so why shouldn’t you plant this year’s seedlings in the same spot? It’s ...

Establishing winter cover crops after or between harvests can be a great way to preserve soil structure, protect against erosion and produce biomass that feeds the soil ecology. However, if you’re in ...

This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Donegal, Tipperary and Wexford as cover crops are planted late and attention turns ...

Rain may not come, but your farm can still be prepared through use of regenerative practices that boost soil health.

When the Southern Cover Crops Council held its annual conference recently in Baton Rouge, I was fortunate to sit in on panel discussions with farmers and specialty crops (vegetables, fruits, nuts and ...

Cover crop use is expanding throughout the U.S., particularly as more farmers no longer raise livestock when the use of pastures and hay provided crop rotation patterns.