February has arrived and as a vegetable gardener, you are likely ordering seeds and making plans for your garden for the coming growing season. One factor to consider when planning your vegetable ...

Switching to certain crop rotations to increase the amount of organic carbon stored in soil could eventually result in higher profits while keeping harmful carbon dioxide emissions out of the ...

Farmers who have used a three- or four-crop rotation system for more than 10 years are most likely to reap the benefits of improved soil health and higher yields, according to a survey of producers in ...

When the Southern Cover Crops Council held its annual conference recently in Baton Rouge, I was fortunate to sit in on panel discussions with farmers and specialty crops (vegetables, fruits, nuts and ...

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

Soil is the core resource of agricultural production. It not only provides crops with nutrients and water for growth but also supports multiple ecological functions such as microbial activity and ...

Although crop rotation is practised widely in Europe, notably for the control of crop pests, diseases and invasive weeds, monocultures[1] still dominate in Africa and Southern Asia. Elsewhere, ...

A new crop rotation at Fairhaven Farm is helping improve soil health while supporting long-term farm resilience.