Traditionally, farmers assumed they must kill their cover crop before planting cash crops. But the longer you let a cover crop grow, the more benefits you can harvest. Enter the ‘planting green’ ...

Indiana farmer finds that success with cover crops ahead of corn hinges on early establishment and timely termination.

Cold temperatures helped usher in the month of May, a frustrating trend for farmers waiting for warmer soils to plant this year’s crops. USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey warns the colder-than-normal ...

Despite being a fourth-generation farmer, Oliver Collingham says he is now questioning whether to plant any crops in 2026.

As planting nears completion across the northern Plains and upper Midwest, crop experts say conditions so far are shaping up for a good year. “Temperatures, I don’t think, are going to be that crazy ...

Planting cover crops ahead of corn can be tricky but is not impossible. Learn which species work, which don’t and how much ...

“Succession” is best defined as a sequence of events happening one after another. In the practice of gardening, this means a technique where new crops are planted regularly to maintain a continuous ...

ST. CHARLES, Minn. — Bruce Gilbeck hopes the multi-species cover crop mix growing on 89 acres north of St. Charles will break the cycle of corn rootworm he's been fighting. Gilbeck, of St. Charles, ...

Maryland farmer Trey Hill pulled in a healthy haul of corn last fall and then immediately planted rye, turnips, clover and other species, which are now spreading a lush green carpet over the soil.

The Biden administration and a growing coalition of lawmakers have promoted the planting of carbon-trapping crops as a key strategy in the fight to control climate-warming emissions. But farmers ...

A Stardew Valley player learns the hard way that miscalculating crop growth can result in devastating losses, as their 288 starfruit crops were destroyed at the end of Spring. Fellow players share ...

DOVER, Minn. — Corn and soybeans have emerged from the soil on southeast Minnesota farmland. USDA's crop progress report released on May 27 showed that 97% of corn in Minnesota had been planted, with ...