Americans spend over $10 billion a year on lawn and garden fertilizers, and most backyard gardeners never question whether ...

The ground may still be covered in snow, but now is an excellent time to start planning to improve the soil in your vegetable gardens for the planting season ahead.

Discover the advantages of row cover: a lightweight solution for a longer garden season and protection from harsh weather.

The ground may still be covered in snow, but now is an excellent time to start planning to improve the soil in your vegetable ...

I use Crimson Clover (Trifolium incarnatum), a cool-season annual legume, as a winter cover crop. It is an attractive way to reduce soil erosion, suppress weeds and add nitrogen, and build organic ...

Each cover crop provides its own unique benefits. Some of our favorites include Austrian winter peas, crimson clover, triticale grain, buckwheat, oats, sorghum, Sudan grass, daikon radish and ...

With proper management, crimson clover can be an excellent cover crop for your row crop fields. Here’s what you need to know about crimson clover benefits, including its nitrogen-fixing properties, ...

courtesy Mila Pessotto, Ph.D., a former master's student in the Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences Department, earned a 2025 Outstanding Paper Award from the American science societies of crop, ...

If you haven’t taken the leap and you’re unsure about whether or not to sow a cover crop, know that it’s worth it. Specifically, when it comes to your bottom line, cover crops save money. They may not ...

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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 ...