As you wrap up harvest this year, the work isn’t quite over. With the end of one season, you beckon in a new one with the way you treat the soil and prepare it for spring planting just a few short ...

Wet springs and dry summers made 2025 a tough year for new alfalfa stands. Learn how to assess poor emergence, manage ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - After a wet fall and spring, corn and soybean farmers must decide what field tillage operations are essential before planting the 2009 crop. "Where I think things are a little ...

In this week’s Boots in the Field Report Ken Ferrie answers three questions farmers asked during some winter meetings: Will a spring or fall horizontal tillage pass put in more of a density layer? Was ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Farmers frustrated with the rainy spring shouldn't let the weather cloud their thinking about corn planting decisions. Although prime planting days are being washed away with ...

If planning to put in a new garden next spring, you might not need to wait until spring. Consider starting site preparation now with a no-till option. Research shows that tillage damages soil ...

From mitigating soil compaction and reducing erosion, to adding nutrients to soil and suppressing weeds, there are many reasons to plant fall cover crops.

ROCHESTER, Minn. - The Conservation Tillage Conference began with four farmers talking about the type of tillage they used on their farms. Steve Berger of Washington County, Iowa, will mark his 34th ...

ST. ANSGAR, Iowa — Five Mitchell and Floyd County farmers are sold on strip-till. They shared their experiences during the recent North Iowa Tillage Field Day at St. Ansgar. The event was sponsored by ...