An overarching goal for planting cover crops is to produce as much biomass as possible during the growing window. Higher levels of cover crop biomass will reduce soil erosion, inhibit weed growth, and ...

A farm in the United Kingdom is the first in the world to successfully plant, tend and harvest a crop without a single person ever setting foot in the field, according to researchers and developers ...

2 years ago, you could only turn to 1 supplier for a laser weeder. Today, there are at least 8. Most suppliers can deliver ...

How quickly can U.S. farmers plant the annual corn crop? In as little as two weeks in some cases, say Scott Irwin and Todd Hubbs, University of Illinois agricultural economists. They report that the ...

While farmers plant millions acres of plants like rye and clover to boost soil health and crowd out weeds, a cover crop does the same thing in the smallest home garden. With cover crops, a vegetable ...

Before a single seed even hits the soil, a modern crop farmer is already deep into the planning. It’s all about laying the groundwork, and that starts with smart choices about what to plant. This ...

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 ...