A friend from church asked me, “Is there any cover crop to plant in the spring?” Traditionally, most home gardeners only plant cover crops in the fall. Spring plantings of cover crops will help ...

In mid-to-late April, these ten cold-hardy vegetables from peas to spinach should be planted to yield delicious produce all ...

The executive director of the Association of Illinois Soil & Water Conservation Districts says farmers across the state are ...

Soil building is about growing a farm under your farm and bringing it to life. It’s about making the Earth better and giving ...

When Steve Stierwalt studied agriculture at the University of Illinois in the 1970s, soil health wasn’t commonly taught or ...

You’ve just finished harvesting a bumper crop of corn in your garden, and it’s time to put the garden to bed for the season. You dig out the old roots, ...

Companion plants provide a range of services to their partners. Some deter pests through chemical compounds in their foliage, ...

Illinois helped get for subsidies to farmers for planting cover crops in the fall, yet despite its popularity with growers, ...

Cover crops help avoid soil erosion and runoff. Gov. JB Pritzker is proposing a 31% funding cut to a program that helps ...

Precipitation Predictions: A smaller wave of moisture is anticipated to impact the valley, with a 40% chance of rain, snow, or sleet affecting Grand Junction, Delta, and Montrose. This forecast, ...

One popular way to insulate plantings a few degrees is to use a row cover, a type of lightweight fabric designed to let most ...

Planting ground cover in fields between cash crop growing seasons is an effective way to prevent farmland from losing soil ...