MANKATO, Minn. — Implementing no-till farming and other conservation practices can be great for your farm’s soil health and overall environment. But many have concerns when it comes to the cost of ...

Farmers can save money by using practices that improve soil, according to a study from the Soil Health Institute. The study surveyed 30 farms across the United States that are using no-till ...

Every acre Les Seiler and his family farm in northwest Ohio has a cover crop planted on it, with the goal of keeping a living root in the ground year-round “We try to mimic Mother Nature with what we ...

Discover how the Udermanns adopted no-till practices, regenerative methods and a commitment to soil health, earning the inaugural Master Farmer Award.

According to the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy, an initiative aimed at reducing nitrogen and phosphorus runoff into Iowa’s ...

For one it was conservation remedies. For another it was breaking up compaction and saving the soil. For another, it was one more crop to diversify the operation. While the last one sells cover crop ...

Cover cropping involves growing various plant varieties between cash crop rotations to ensure continuous soil coverage. This practice improves soil water infiltration, builds soil organic matter, ...

About three dozen people went to the Clay County Fair and Events Center in Spencer on Thursday for the first Northwest Iowa ...

USDA’s rule not only establishes what crops, but also what practices qualify for 45Z credit. The interim rule establishes guidelines for quantifying, reporting, and verifying the greenhouse gas (GHG) ...

Planting cover crops in fields can help not only rejuvenate soil health but also improve water quality, as recommended by the Hawk Creek Watershed Project in Olivia. Healthy soils are the foundation ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... For an Earth-friendly garden, keep a succession of plants in the soil by planting cover crops. These are plants grown to improve the soil rather than for ...

Much of the research on regenerative farming practices, such as no-till or cover crops, has looked at the benefits to the environment and the soil. Now a new study finds these farming practices also ...