Sandy soil is like the ultimate frenemy of gardeners everywhere. It drains water faster than anyone can refill a watering can, washes away nutrients before plants have a chance to enjoy them, and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sergiy Akhundov / Getty Images Before you put your garden to bed, consider giving it a winter blanket—aka, a cover crop. Sowed in ...

A field planted with cereal rye, one of the most common cover crops in Iowa. Photo by Ally Larson/Iowa State University. AMES, Iowa – Planting ground cover in fields between cash crop growing seasons ...

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 ...

A gorgeous garden rarely starts with perfect dirt. Plenty of American gardeners battle sandy patches, rocky yards, clay-heavy ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. – No one wants to think of harvest’s end as the vegetable garden reaches peak, but now’s the time to plant over-winter cover crops to improve your soil for next season. If you’re not ...

To maintain soil that produces successful crops, it helps to give it a rest now and then.That's what cover crops are all about. They prevent erosion, retain moisture, suppress weeds, reduce compaction ...

Macauley Kincaid reconnects a hood to part of his mill Aug. 7 at his family farm in Jasper, Mo. Kincaid is the second generation in his family to farm crops for seed production. He still uses the same ...

Conservation methods can help rejuvenate farmland, but the startup cost and uncertain results mean a risk many farmers still aren't willing to take. The University of Missouri Center for Regenerative ...

The good news is degraded soil can regain some of its lost heat protection. We can help ‘re-insulate’ the ground with ...