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Source: Lancaster Farming One of the most frequently-asked questions about cover crops is: Do they pay?  Well, a new report answers that question. “If you …

Discover how Pennsylvania growers are using cover crops to reduce soil erosion.

A Kansas State University research study revealed that a cover crop of high-glucosinolate Pacific Gold mustard reduced charcoal rot in soybean production.

The Midwest Cover Crops Council just released new recipes for farmers interested in adding cover crops to their corn and soybean rotations.

Potato growers in Washington’s Columbia Basin have long used mustard cover crops and reduced tillage to boost soil health.

Nearly 60% of the trials in Practical Farmers of Iowa’s Cooperators’ Program have
involved cover crops. What they learned about cover crops’ impact on crop yields and management can benefit growers across the country.

A new S.A.R.E. report that’s based on five years of national cover crop surveys helps farmers identify practices that can help cover crops pay off faster.

How do the glucosinolates in Mighty Mustard® and other brassica cover crops impact soil health?

New discoveries are changing the way scientists view the role of soil organic matter in overall soil health.

Cover crops and manure can be a dynamic duo that slows nutrient loss, but there are some caveats.

Cover crops are proven to feed the microbes that are essential to healthy soils. But there’s more to the story.

Dr. Andrew McGuire of Washington State University shares his “2018 Cover Crop
Monoculture vs Mixture Update.”

If improving the health of your soil and forage system are on your 2019 to-do list, cover crops are worth investigating.

Practical Farmers of Iowa has released their 2014-15 Research Trial Report, and it shows Mighty Mustard® Kodiak (brown mustard) as being a very strong performer in both biomass production and weed/pathogen suppression among other cover crops in the Midwest growing regions.

When it comes to cover crops, is it more beneficial to plant monocrops or cocktails? Dr. Andy McGuire from WSU’s Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources digs into the latest research and uncovers the facts in his two-part article.

Diane Green, esteemed organic farmer and owner of Greentree Naturals Certified Organic Farm in Sandpoint, ID, shared the following results from 2014.

Diane Green, esteemed organic farmer, educator and owner of Greentree Naturals
Certified Organic Farm, grows Mighty Mustard® for multiple reasons: to build biomass, increase soil fertility and serve as a trap crop.