There’s a moment every gardener recognizes. The soil that once crumbled easily between your fingers starts to compact, drain ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sergiy Akhundov / Getty Images Before you put your garden to bed, consider giving it a winter blanket—aka, a cover crop. Sowed in ...

A cover crop can either become an asset or an expense. The difference lies in selecting species that work with your soils, ...

Aerial cover crop seeding helps Ohio farmers improve soil health and manage wet fields before the fall harvest.

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 ...

To maintain soil that produces successful crops, it helps to give it a rest now and then.That's what cover crops are all about. They prevent erosion, retain moisture, suppress weeds, reduce compaction ...

When I took over a neglected community garden plot, I thought the hardest part would be clearing weeds and deciding what to ...

Managing wet spring soils isn’t just about avoiding ruts—it’s about protecting the biological and physical foundation of crop production and yields. Each spring, farmers look at calendars that say ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley Farmers and Gardeners! Hard to believe that Monday celebrated Labor Day, the end of summer here in the Valley. Many backyard gardeners are out there preserving the harvest by ...

Rushing onto wet, previously flooded fields risks soil compaction and erosion and sabotages future crop productivity, experts warn.