MAYER, Minn.- The Schuettes' neighbors probably weren't sure what has been growing for the last few months on a field near Mayer. Dean Schuette is taking part in a cover crop demonstration project ...

SCIO, Ore. — Fierce competition for acreage in Oregon’s Willamette Valley is limiting the supply of cover crop seed just as demand is increasing. Seed growers haven’t planted as many acres of cover ...

HOLTWOOD, Pa. — As the sun sets over Cover Crop Solutions’ sprawling fields, a small group huddles around Ray “The Soils Guy” Archuleta. HOLTWOOD, Pa. — As the sun sets over Cover Crop Solutions’ ...

This week's gardening column includes advice on improving your soil with cover crops or coffee grounds and for propagating snake plants.

In this story, we explained how you farm in three environments. The physical environment is each field’s individual properties. The natural environment is climate and weather. The human environment ...

Fred Yoder in Ohio plants rye and winter peas he never harvests. Larkin Martin in Alabama plants radishes she’ll never eat. A.G. Kawamura in California plants barley that rots in the fields. Each is ...