cover crops

Cover crops growing in a field of no-till corn. (Photo courtesy of Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.)
Iowa, Midwestern Region, Other Crops, Soil Health

Iowa cover crop decision tool updated

Midwest Cover Crop Council’s decision tool has been updated for Iowa farmers with added crops and species. Read More

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)
Ag News, Crops, Grain Sorghum, research

Intensify sorghum systems with double-cropped soybeans

Win Biologics sales representative Raeann Magill, left, and company owner Carolyn Wingate pose with the hot pink urea they sell to farmers. (Journal photo by Tim Unruh.)
Soil Health

Hot Pink fits for regenerative farming firm



A farmer plants soybeans into a cover crop stand of cereal. (Photo courtesy of Jason Johnson/Iowa NRCS)

Collaboration to explore impact of cover crops

(Journal stock photo.)

Cover crops are part of disaster recovery

Cover crops emerging in a field of soybeans (Photo: Iowa State University Extension and Outreach)

Cover Crop Field Day to Be Held near Portsmouth, IA Aug. 27

  • By Elizabeth Ripley │ Iowa State University Extension
A farmer pours soybean seed into his planter prior to no-till planting into cereal rye. (Photo courtesy of Jason Johnson/Iowa NRCS)

Cover crop fact sheets explain options available to Iowa farmers

Gabe Brown (Courtesy photo.)

Gabe Brown doing his part to keep the regenerative faith

Grazing cover crops with beef cattle increases soil organic carbon stocks and potassium concentrations in grazed plots, according to a study from Kansas State University. (K-State Research and Extension news service)

Grazing cover crops benefits soil health in dryland systems

  • By Kelsey Stremel │ K-State Research and Extension news service
A no-till field one of the Rooneys farms near Sheffield. (Jason Johnson - Iowa NRCS)

CSP helps Rooneys take conservation to the next level

  • By Jason Johnson │USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service
Winter rye cover crops offer multiple benefits, including carbon sequestration. (Photo by Tom Kasper, D3362-1.)

Cover crop incentives available from Mizzou