While your focus might be what is going on above ground, local farmers are just as concerned with what is going on below it.

Agriculture and conservation go hand in hand. Farmers must take care of the land, because it is the key to their livelihood. It’s also often a direct link to their heritage, making its value far ...

As your vegetable garden winds down for the season, it can be tempting to simply let it rest until spring. But what if you ...

‘Prosperity,’ customer pressure help stir cover crop interest The ‘yo-yo’ principle of managing cover crops Is USDA overpromoting cover crops? This is the first part of a four-part series examining ...

Farmers know improving soil health can supercharge crop performance. However, it’s not always clear what steps or adjustments a farmer can take to see real results. Try these nine strategies first to ...

In the fall, you might be tempted to remove the dead plant material, till your garden soil a bit, and put your garden to bed for the winter without another thought. However, you can also grow cover ...

Every fall after the growing season is over, I continue my soil-building regime by planting a winter cover crop. You’ll sometimes hear cover crops used in this type of application referred to as a ...

Many larger farmers or those in strictly corn, soybean rotations are apprehensive about using cover crops to Flip their Soil, and that is especially true for farmers in drier climates. However, in ...

When the Southern Cover Crops Council held its annual conference recently in Baton Rouge, I was fortunate to sit in on panel discussions with farmers and specialty crops (vegetables, fruits, nuts and ...

OFF AN HOUR, 12 HOUR FORECAST ROB. JULI, A WAY TO HELP FARMERS WEATHER THE DROUGHT AND SEVERE STORMS LIKE WE’VE HAD THIS YEAR MAY LIE BELOW GROUND NEAR EAGLE. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA RESEARCHERS ...

“Cotton is one of our number one row crops,” said Anthony Black, superintendent of the Southeast Research and Education ...

MinnPost’s reporting is always free, but it isn’t free to produce. We rely on donations from our readers to fund our independent journalism. Last summer, the state Department of Agriculture released a ...