Second, since Brussels sprouts are grown for their swollen leaf buds, it's ideal to let their stems grow to around 3 feet — ...

The lack of snow is a greater concern farther north in some parts of Minnesota, where producers do have winter crops like ...

There is a huge variety of salad crops to grow at home and August is an ideal time to sow many of them to boost your salads through fall and winter. A salad bowl can be so much more than limp ...

There may not be any crops growing in your vegetable garden during the winter, but that does not mean you can't take steps in ...

He says for farmers in a corn soybean rotation it’s a little more challenging to get a cover crop planted but they can look at winter annual grasses like wheat, winter triticale or cereal rye.

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

Glacier FarmMedia - There’s a common assumption that when winter grips the Prairies, there’s no activity in the soil. As a result, urea or ammonium-based ...

Fall-planted rye has been shown to ... and return it to a more ideal condition for the next crop. 10. It plays nicely with others – Winter rye is an ideal partner to seed together with legumes ...

We need practical solutions in the quest for more sustainable crop production systems. Many of the methods being promoted ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) — Dryland farming is a popular method for areas where water is expensive or where people rely on crops ...

When it comes to calving, there are positives and negatives to spring or fall, including weather and nutritional factors to ...