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 ...

Stored hay can be a livestock producer’s best insurance, says University of Missouri Extension plant science specialist Caleb O’Neal, who is also a cattle producer. It provides flexibility for ...

For Charlie and Jeremy Kootz, a father-son team farming near the Kannapolis Reservoir in Ellsworth County, cover crops are more than conservation. For them, it’s about building healthier soils, ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Cover crops provide a host of benefits including protecting fallow ground during winter. However, the crops may offer more rewards than soil health and erosion control when used as a ...

Aside from a late October and a late December snow storm, much of Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin and eastern portions of North Dakota and South Dakota have enjoyed a mostly snow-free winter thus far. The ...

Cover crops have become a major part of Tom Cotter’s Minnesota operation. He earned this year’s Leopold Conservation Award ...

The agriculture industry has seen many changes in technology and productivity in the last few decades and some producers have chosen to focus on either crops or cattle. Farmers who specialize in ...

Winter wheat continued to do very well, producing ample grazing for livestock. Small grains looked good and were growing fast. Pastures and rangeland continued to improve because of recent rains and ...

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions to the atmosphere from grazed pasture can be high, especially from urine-affected areas. When pastoral soils are damaged by animal treading, N2O emissions may increase.

As drought conditions continue to grow in extremity, local Grady County farmers and ranchers are feeling the costs.