Why do farmers use cover crops? The number one reason is still erosion control or prevention followed by better soil biology ...

The cover crops planted in the plots include annual ryegrass/crimson clover, annual ryegrass/Austrian winter peas, spring oats/crimson clover, and spring oats/Austrian winter peas. The spring oats ...

Cover crops are proven to increase available nutrients, water and organic matter and reduce soil erosion over the winter months, providing a great start for the next season’s crop. With time ...

The Arctic sea ice has reached its lowest maximum extent on record (Alamy/PA) The Arctic has ended the winter with the lowest ... s maximum extent of sea ice cover is the lowest in the 47-year ...

A successful harvest in orchard and vineyard crops begins with a viable spring bloom and fruit set. Given the importance of this stage of crop development, spring frosts during bloom and early fruit ...

Here’s the top six cover crops Midwest cattle farmers are using to stretch fall and winter grazing. Cereal rye is one of the top cover crops used in the U.S. for both agronomic and grazing. It is ...

Cover crops can be broadly defined as any non-cash crop grown in addition to the primary cash crop. They have the potential to increase soil organic matter (SOM), protect the soil from erosion, ...

freezing throughout the winter months to reach a maximum extent in late February or March, then melting through the summer to hit a low point in early or mid-September. Preliminary results suggest ...

Chicago | Reuters—Frigid temperatures this week likely killed as much as 15 per cent of the winter wheat crop in parts of the U.S. Plains and Midwest, the Commodity Weather Group said on Friday, in an ...

With the current date being March 25, 2025, the Garden State is transitioning from the unpredictable chills of late winter ... your crops will go, keeping in mind sunlight (most veggies need 6+ hours ...

A new pot of cash will help Canadian food processors reformulate products or create new goods for the domestic market in the face of trade uncertainty, Protein Industries Canada (PIC) announced ...