A four-year University of Nebraska cover crop research project is exploring whether winter cover cropping in no-till corn and soybean systems can benefit soil quality despite their short growing season.

Scientists with the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) say plants can sense and communicate in ways that may surprise you, and those findings are opening the door for innovative new approaches to weed control.

The Manitoba Co-Operator reports on the ecological and economic benefits of strip-till after a recent field day at the Ian N. Morrison Research Farm.

Farmers can readily see the negative impact of adverse weather, plant disease and pests on their yields. As its name implies, “invisible loss” can’t be observed but can be prevented by harvesting early and drying their grain

Mark Comstock Farm in West Concord, Minn., will host a cover crop and strip-till demonstration day on Aug. 24, an event organized by the Southeast Minnesota Cover Crop Consortium.

Digest features 29 concentrated strains of beneficial microorganisms to break down tough crop residues like lignin and cellulose.

Strip-Till Farmer editors were live Tweeting and Facebooking throughout the 2016 National Strip-Tillage Conference. We've compiled a daily breakdown of Facebook posts below, and on the last page included the #NSTC Twitter Feed from our 3rd annual event.

Crop farmers in a growing number of states may be eligible for financial assistance from the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to amend soils with gypsum.

For Aaron Wickstrom, keeping his 2,400 dairy herd fed requires triple-cropping on his 1,000 acres of flood and pivot irrigated fields near Hilmar, Calif. To provide silage, he first plants corn by May 1 that’s harvested in August, followed by sorghum that’s harvested as silage in October. He then no-tills a winter cover crop of Italian rye or a mix of wheat, oats and rye.

Make sure to scout for Palmer amaranth and waterhemp late this growing season to devise an action plan and prevent new infestations from taking place, says Ohio State University Extension weed expert Mark Loux.