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(Photo by Tom Lucas.)
Alfalfa, Corn, Cow Calf, Crops, Drought, Farmland, Government, Landjournal, Oklahoma, Ranchland, Soil Health, Southern Region, Soybeans, USDA, Wheat

Jimmy Emmons —‘Mr. Soil Health’ —a lifetime commitment to conservation

Jimmy Emmons has made a lifetime commitment to conservation and giving back to other farmers and ranchers, Tom Lucas writes. Read More

Organic soybeans growing in a no-till test plot on Oct. 7, 2025, during the No-Till & Organic Field Day. (U of A System Division of Agriculture photo by John Lovett)
Arkansas, Crops, Midwestern Region, research, Soybeans

Organic weed control field trial pits no-till vs. conventional till in soybean

Drone at the MU Southwest Research Extension and Education Center in Mount Vernon. (Photo by Chloe Collins - MU Extension)
Crops, Forage Crops, Tools and Tech

Seeding cover crops aerially can boost grazing potential



Close-up of cover crops growing between rows winter wheat stubble. (Photo: iStock - mvburling)

Harnessing cover crops, perennial pastures

Jeremy Kootz (left) and Charlie Kootz incorporate cover crops to boost soil health and feed livestock on their central Kansas farm. (K-State Research and Extension)

K-State study: Grazing cover crops adds value

Cover crops growing in a field of no-till corn. (Photo courtesy of Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.)

Armstrong Research and Demonstration Farm Field Day Is June 26

  • By Aaron Saeugling │ Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
Farmer in tractor preparing land for sowing. (Adobe Stock │ #68259903 - oticki)

Dust storms in Illinois: Identifying farm solutions

  • By Kevin Brooks, Rachel Curry, Duane Friend and Tara Heath │ University of Illinois Extension
Gabe Brown (courtesy photo.)

Soil health more important than ever

At the end of March, students of Mary Foltz, assistant professor in the OSU School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, placed chambers in Oklahoma State University wheat fields to measure carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide emissions. (Photo by Mitchell Alcala, OSU Agriculture)

Environmental solutions through cover cropping

Cover crops growing in a field of no-till corn. (Photo courtesy of Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.)

Iowa cover crop decision tool updated

Kansas State University agriculture economist Elizabeth Yeager says double-cropped soybeans increase profits, and cropping systems agronomist Kraig Roozeboom says they positively influence soil characteristics, though not to the same degree as some cover crops. (Kansas State University Research and Extension)

Intensify sorghum systems with double-cropped soybeans

  • By Jacob Klaudt │ K-State Research and Extension news service