Iowa receives $10 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to expand land for grazing cattle, helping improve water quality and soil health.

Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education's latest handbook on cover crops digs into improving soil health, stewardship, ...

Research in Nebraska is proving that cover crops may be able to help farmers trap off-season moisture in the soil and keep ...

AMES, Iowa – Iowa Learning Farms will host a cover crop and grazing field day as part of their “Beyond the Basics: Advanced ...

Iowa farmers have enrolled a record number of acres in a state program to plant cover crops. The program targets the Des Moines watershed to improve water quality and reduce high nitrate levels.

I am often asked, “Can I graze cover crops?” The answer is yes, you can. Sometimes a label we give something pigeonholes it for a specific purpose, making it difficult to think about its use in other ...

There are multiple ways to kill cover crop plantings, each best suited to the specific crop grown and the local climate. While farmers can always use the seed packet to tell them when to terminate, ...

No-till, cover crops, and cattle—those are the three pillars that have helped Smith Family Farms achieve profitability and environmental sustainability. Where the borders of Iowa, Wisconsin, and ...

One of the tasks you can complete before spring is planting cover crops. February is a perfect time to broadcast some seeds and coat the ground with plants that benefit the soil in the long run. The ...

While there are several good options for terminating cover crops, it’s important to understand which cover crop termination methods work best for your specific cover cropping system and overall ...

A big reward potential is attracting research dollars to a new cover crop management variation in several Midwest states. Continuous cropping with corn and soybeans is standard practice in the Midwest ...

Hello from Graze-N-Grow. Last month, I mentioned we had plenty of soil moisture. Now, not so much. My cover crop of oats, rye and turnips are waiting, as we all are, for the next rain. After discing ...