The temperatures are on the rise, and it is great to see the fields getting some more color. The green from cover crops above the ground is just as beautiful as the benefits cover crops create below ...

The holy grail of crimping is for cover crops to slowly die into a weed-supressing mat, covering the soil without the use of chemical sprays or the plough. For an organic grower, this would allow ...

Cousins of Emneth has designed a new crimper roller with helical blades to roll, break and bruise cover crops ahead of the drill. The Crop Check outfit fits to the front of the tractor to allow ...

Cover crops are a bigger part of farming and provide numerous advantages to fruit and vegetable growers. At Iowa State, they're looking at cereal rye. "They hold on to the soil, so less soil erosion; ...

Cover crops out compete many troublesome weeds but cover crops need to be terminated. Most farmers kill cover crop with herbicides but crimper crop rollers can terminate naturally. Selecting the right ...

Cover crops provide a variety of benefits, but if you don’t terminate them well they can limit your cash crop’s success. Because there is more than one way to get the job done, be sure to consider ...

URBANA, Ill. - More no-till farmers are using cover crops to conserve soil and suppress weeds, but many vegetable producers are reluctant to get on board. That's because many small-seeded vegetable ...

ELBERON - Organic farmer Todd Banes took no-till cover crop agriculture to the next level this month when he planted soybeans directly into a field of dense, 4-foot-tall cereal rye. He did it in a ...

A KMAland farmer is among those utilizing cover crops not only to conserve his land but also to regenerate the soil for ...

As agriculture continues to evolve and new ways of farming are being developed, cover crops have become more and more popular among farmers in Ohio. Studies are showing a little over 80% of no-till ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Organic farmers in western Canada rely on tillage to control weeds and incorporate crop residues that could plug mechanical weed-control ...