Stored hay can be a livestock producer’s best insurance, says University of Missouri Extension plant science specialist Caleb O’Neal, who is also a cattle producer. It provides flexibility for ...

Wheat harvest (and harvest for other short season crops) is full speed ahead. With the early harvest, some of you may be thinking about seeding cover crops. Here I will share information on how to get ...

Researcher Michael Bredeson tells attendees at the Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Society conference in Fargo, North Dakota, that when farmers seed cover crops between corn rows, that can ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. To apply for aerial cover crop seeding, choose the seeding mix, gather field maps and submit information to the Ashland County ...

Wheat will be maturing early due to 90°F temperatures. Wheat grows best under cooler temperatures (less than 80°F) and moist soil conditions. Wheat stands look great, but starts to die with hot dry ...

Tyler Zimmerman and Chris Walberg share how they partnered to overcome the hurdles of adopting no-till and using cover crops.

We've already heard about drones that spray crops with herbicides and fertilizers. The AeroSeeder is a bit different, however, in that (as you might have guessed) it disperses seeds that might ...

Getting a good cover crop stand after harvest can be difficult, so farmers are inter-seeding cover crops early into standing corn. Benefits include erosion control, extra nitrogen from legumes or ...

Producers can break even in as little as two years But seed, planting costs challenge economics Landowners can frustrate farmers’ cover crop hopes This is the second part of our four-part series ...

Farmers, who were unable to get into their soggy fields to plant corn and soybeans due to record rainfall this spring, are not only faced with bags of seed they can't use, they are also looking for ...

ELKTON — A decade ago or so, Terry and Cindy Hamilton had barely heard of cover crops. They certainly weren't using them on their 1,200-acre corn and soybean farm about 2 miles south of Elkton. Terry ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GOSHEN — Purdue Extension Elkhart County is offering free cover crop seed while supplies last. Small packets have been made up to ...