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 ...

For Charlie and Jeremy Kootz, a father-son team farming near the Kannapolis Reservoir in Ellsworth County, cover crops are more than conservation. For them, it’s about building healthier soils, ...

No-till, cover crops, and cattle—those are the three pillars that have helped Smith Family Farms achieve profitability and environmental sustainability. Where the borders of Iowa, Wisconsin, and ...

I am often asked, "Can I graze cover crops?" The answer is yes, you can. Sometimes a label we give something pigeonholes it for a specific purpose, making it difficult to think about its use in other ...

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 ...

A few years ago, I listened to a forage specialist from Auburn University giving a talk at a national meeting. His opening line was “In the South, we love three things: football, NASCAR racing and ...

Despite the Western Cape’s dry climate limiting traditional off-season cover cropping, farmers and researchers are finding ...

NRCS Soil Scientist Dan Nath digs around in a hole in Tony Rossman's field to demonstrate his cover crops' root levels. This idea isn't very attractive for a human, but according to Eric Mousel of the ...

The agriculture industry has seen many changes in technology and productivity in the last few decades and some producers have chosen to focus on either crops or cattle. Farmers who specialize in ...