GOSHEN — Purdue Extension Elkhart County is offering free cover crop seed while supplies last. Small packets have been made up to seed roughly a 100 square foot area (10 feet by 10 feet, for example, ...

Frost seeding is broadcasting cover crop seed over a frozen soil surface and letting the freezing and thawing incorporate the seed into the soil profile. For hard seed (seed that is difficult to ...

Grow it as a cover crop, or grow it for the market stand. Spinach is a great early spring plant to sow directly in beds. As cover, it stabilizes soil, preventing weeds and erosion, while building soil ...

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 ...

While corn and soybean farmers deal with narrow margins, Oregon forage growers battle depressed grass seed values amid ...

Cover crops play an important role in protecting the soil and water when cash crops like corn or soybean are not actively growing. The National Conservation Service promoted the use of cover crops ...

In traditional corn rotations, overwintering with a cover crop is an attractive option for producers wanting to make strategic improvements to field conditions or take advantage of forage potential ...

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 ...