"This study is a proof of concept." Scientists' nearly 10-year study results in discovery that could revolutionize how we ...

Crop rotation for annual vegetables can reduce disease and pest pressure, improve soil health and boost overall crop ...

Home gardening brings fresh produce and relaxation, with April offering prime planting opportunities for both cool and warm ...

Crop rotation strategies can differ from region to region and farm to farm, depending on a farm’s cropping needs and choices. Currently, a grass-heavy rotation exists on many High Plains farms due ...

Rotating crops fertilized with livestock manure does not increase soil carbon levels, according to preliminary results of an ongoing study from Iowa State University. Why it matters: The findings ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — Today’s topic is crop rotation. Basically you don’t want to plant the same crop in the same area every year. Rotating your crops throughout the garden space will help ...

Crop rotation involves rotating crops or crop families from one growing period to the next. For example, farmers may plant corn in their fields one year and soybeans the next or grow a spring crop of ...

Crop rotation is the practice of planting different crops sequentially on the same plot to improve soil health, optimize nutrients in the soil and fight pests and weeds. We’ll get to that ...

Crop rotation also means that you can follow peas and beans, which fix nitrogen in the soil, with brassicas, which are ...

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Thursday visited Albert Lea and attended a meeting about the benefits of sustainable crop farming ...

Crop rotation's dominance in the study's eastern states—Indiana, Michigan and Ohio—helped reduce rootworm pressure, leading to yield loss of only 8.5 bushels per acre. The difference in yield ...