DOVER, Minn. — Corn and soybeans have emerged from the soil on southeast Minnesota farmland. USDA's crop progress report released on May 27 showed that 97% of corn in Minnesota had been planted, with ...

Establishing winter cover crops after or between harvests can be a great way to preserve soil structure, protect against erosion and produce biomass that feeds the soil ecology. However, if you’re in ...

Planting cover crops in fields can help not only rejuvenate soil health but also improve water quality, as recommended by the Hawk Creek Watershed Project in Olivia. Healthy soils are the foundation ...

During a Strategic Farming webinar hosted by the University of Minnesota Extension on March 25, Jeff Coulter, University of Minnesota Extension corn agronomist, offered numerous considerations for the ...

When Minnesotans turn on their kitchen faucets, the water quality might be tied to the health of regional farmland. Some ...

USDA’s third Crop Progress report of the year started reporting soybean planting progress, and it shows soybean planting is already underway in 10 states. Corn planting has already begun in 13 states, ...

Cover crops play an important role in protecting the soil and water when cash crops like corn or soybean are not actively growing. The National Conservation Service promoted the use of cover crops ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Called cover crops, they top the list of tasks U.S. farmers are told will build healthy soil, help the environment and fight climate change. Yet after years of incentives and ...

With squishy black dirt from a relatively snowless winter, Minnesota farmers could have planted corn crops last month — but didn’t. They wouldn’t dare sow seeds before April 10, no matter how early ...