When cover crops became a hot topic a few years ago, I tried to relabel them as “forage-covers” because they are multiuse ...

For more than a decade, University of Idaho Extension Educator Steven Hines sought an answer for Magic Valley farmers in need of a short-season crop to plant after harvesting corn silage for ...

The combination of the unusually warm winter and dry conditions has resulted in wheat being further along in maturity than is ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Farmers with drought-damaged cornfields could consider harvesting the crop for livestock feed to salvage some of its value and to help livestock producers supplement short ...

No-till, cover crops, and cattle—those are the three pillars that have helped Smith Family Farms achieve profitability and environmental sustainability. Where the borders of Iowa, Wisconsin, and ...

When it comes to the most beneficial cover crops farmers can use to suppress weeds and increase production values, scientists have found that forage radish is at the top of the list, according to new ...

KIMBERLY — University of Idaho Extension researchers see promise in hybrid rye and teff as potential forage crop options that could fill important niches for Magic Valley farmers, especially during ...

For more than a decade, University of Idaho Extension Educator Steven Hines sought an answer for Magic Valley farmers in need of a short-season crop to plant after harvesting corn silage for ...