Field tours were conducted at the West Central Research Extension and Education Center (WCREEC) of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) in North Platte during its Annual Water and Crops Field Day ...

Farmers usually plant so-called cover crops after harvesting their main crop in the Fall. This prevents erosion of the soil and nutrient leaching. The roots of these crops also stabilize the structure ...

To judge the overall effectiveness of cover crops and choose those offering the most ecosystem services, agricultural scientists must consider the plants' roots as well as above-ground biomass, ...

Inside a barn in southwest Missouri, Macauley Kincaid operates a massive contraption of wood and metal affixed with pipes, pulleys and wheels. "This was like state of the art for its time. I mean, ...

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 ...

Maybe after you finish your vegetable harvest, you mentally say, “I’m done this year,” and wait to start again next year. But a cover crop could benefit you in several ways. By researching now, you ...

Dear Garden Coach: I took a compost class with you this summer. After that class I started finding ways to take better care of my soil (including starting my first compost pile). I also began ...

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A version of this story first appeared on Missouri’s KBIA. Regenerative agriculture methods, such as cover crops, are one way farmers try to improve the health of their overworked soil. But adopting ...