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 ...

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 ...

Cereal rye is a go-to cover crop for many producers, including organic growers looking to avoid a chemical method of weed control. Eric Yu is a University of Minnesota Extension educator on crops ...

When Don Morse began growing cover crops, one of his main goals was to tackle the growing populations of marestail (horseweed) and waterhemp that defied traditional control measures. “I can give you a ...

As we head into the end of the growing and gardening season, it’s important to show your garden some love after it has provided all season long for you and yours. My preferred cover crop mix is oats, ...

When it comes to row crops in the United States, soybeans are a major player. In 2024, farmers harvested these legumes from 86.1 million acres—that’s more than the area of Indiana, Washington, and ...

Nagel: If soil conditions are fit, we have certainly seen the benefits of April planted soybeans. Late March or very early ...

AMES, Iowa – In most of Iowa’s fields, three out of every four acres, farmers rotate annually between planting corn and soybeans. Barely any fields see soybeans year after year, a practice discouraged ...