Prepping garden beds in late fall can help keep pests, weeds, and diseases from away when its time to plant in the spring.

Grass clippings are another free mulch option that can help your garden beds through winter. Spread them in a thin layer, ...

A panel of farmers discussed their experiences with cover crops and soil health at HPJ Live in Wichita, Kansas, this past ...

Before fall descends into winter, we vegetable gardeners have to make a decision: whether to put the vegetable garden to bed with a cover crop of crimson clover (or other green manure) until spring, ...

Mix leaves with green waste like veggie peels or grass clippings to balance the pile. Keep it moist but not soggy and turn it ...

In addition, the U.S. soybean crop is expected to be quite robust as well, less than five percent below the 4.46 billion bushel record production level recorded in 2021. Even the U.S. wheat crop was ...

Advocates of conservation practices and cover crops are looking to speed up the development of new crop insurance products by going around USDA to start testing coverage for growers who want to ...

The bureau chief for land and water resources with the Illinois Department of Agriculture says farmers who planted cover crops have an opportunity to save on their crop insurance premiums.

Raised beds make gardening easier, but winter can be hard on them. Bare soil sits there taking all the wind, rain, and ...

Pick the most effective cover crop termination strategy. Learn which method and timing will best support soil health, residue ...

(Kansas City) -- A KMAland farmer is among those utilizing cover crops not only to conserve his land but also to regenerate the soil for future generations. Practical Farmers of Iowa Board Member Jon ...