After corn silage comes off, dairy farmers will often consider seeding fields to winter rye as a cover crop. It’s an easy, ...

The Smith family captures value from cover crops twice—first as high-quality cattle feed and then as biological fuel for ...

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Idaho ranchers Jim and Diane Meeks gave up their BLM allotment 25 years ago and grew more forage on their own land.

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Everybody seems to be talking about cover crops. Rightfully so because, managed correctly, they can provide environmental benefits. Higher yield? Well, maybe, but probably not, at least in the near ...

Farm Agronomic Practices Program Pays Farmers for Conservation Practices. Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets The Farm ...

Conservation dollars don’t implement themselves. Precision agriculture upgrades, cover crop contracts, grazing plans and ...

Mulch can be a threat to your garden's micro-environment, getting in the way of bees and other organisms. Low-growing plants ...

Direct seeded rice shows encouraging results and may cover 60% of India’s rice area. Experts say DSR reduces water use, ...

By Tom Polansek CHICAGO, March 13 (Reuters) - U.S. grain prices have surged since the Iran war began, triggering a flurry of ...