Humans have been growing crops for thousands of years, and using regenerative soil health practices has naturally been a part ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Called cover crops, they top the list of tasks U.S. farmers are told will build healthy soil, help the environment and fight climate change. Yet after years of incentives and ...

Stop throwing money at soil problems that fix themselves for free. Healthy soil does not demand expensive inputs, complicated routines, or endless hours of work. It thrives when it gets the right kind ...

Maybe after you finish your vegetable harvest, you mentally say, “I’m done this year,” and wait to start again next year. But a cover crop could benefit you in several ways. By researching now, you ...

No matter the type of farm, there’s an advantage to planting soil-feeding cover crops ahead of fall and winter. The assistance provided depends on the crops you plant. But there is definitely one out ...

Aaron Lehman is the president of the Iowa Farmers Union and is a fifth-generation farmer from central Iowa. Iowa is a nationwide leader in a conservation practice known as cover cropping. For nearly a ...

The ag department relaunched a cover crop incentive program after a pause due to funding uncertainties. Here’s how farmers can get paid up to $105 an acre.

Winter can be brutal on your garden soil. What was once rich, lively earth can turn into a hard, lifeless slab by the time spring arrives. But there’s hope—and it comes in the form of a cover crop ...

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 ...