In the fall, you might be tempted to remove the dead plant material, till your garden soil a bit, and put your garden to bed for the winter without another thought. However, you can also grow cover ...

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

SALMON, Idaho — Grazing cover crops after grain is harvested in the same field can pay off even where the growing season is short, according to University of Idaho researchers. A UI Extension trial ...

Boot on a shovel in the dirt, surrounded by garden produce including pumpkins, potatoes, beets, and carrots - Viktor Sergeevich/Shutterstock The growing season may be winding down, but it's not the ...

Any tomatoes currently on the plant as summer winds down are likely to ripen nicely in the next month or so. Current blossoms, however, may lead to good tomatoes, mealy tasteless tomatoes or none at ...

Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig and Governor Kim Reynolds are encouraging Iowa farmers to plant cover crops this fall to improve water quality and save money on next year's crop insurance premiums.