There is also evidence that crop rotation can improve soil health and resilience. Swapping out crops, rather than growing the ...

A discovery nearly 15 years in the making could have far-reaching consequences for global food security in our warming world. A multinational team of researchers published their findings in October ...

The principles of rotations are set out clearly, and the Norfolk four-course rotation, which had been followed for some two hundred years on the lighter soils of England, is discussed in some detail.

As the world shifts towards environmentally friendly practices, sustainable farming is becoming a significant field with ...

An ongoing study at Iowa State University (ISU) is testing whether farmers should skip crop rotation in favor of constant ...

Since we know it’s going to happen, let’s talk about a couple of things that often get overlooked that could help us out next year: crop rotation and cover crops. If you are like me ...

Persistent drought, high temperatures, soaring input costs and poor commodity prices have created challenges for all crops.

The Conservation Agriculture in Crop-Livestock Systems (CLCA) project, funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), involved National Agricultural Research and Extension ...

As the garden rests for winter, use this quiet time to reflect on the past season and plan for the next to set the stage for ...

While mustard growers face many of the same agronomic challenges as canola growers, they often find themselves with fewer ...

The timely planting of cover crops for maximum biomass has typically been limited to post-harvest or aerial inter-seeding, ...

At the AgTech Breakfast at Ag in Motion this past summer, Phytokana Ingredients pitched its case for growers to add fa ...