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

As regenerative agriculture gains traction as a hot topic, one question dominates the farming community: Does it pay?Simply ...

Crop rotation is a strategy of garden planning and planting that prioritizes planting crops of different families in the same area of a garden in successive years. Rather than growing the same ...

A north Iowa farmer says changes to his crop rotation are not market driven. Casey Schlichting of Clear Lake tells Brownfield ...

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

Soil-borne diseases, caused by pathogens like fungi and bacteria, threaten agriculture, human health, and soil health.

Research into rust, soybean cyst nematodes and common bacterial blight have revealed some helpful management options for ...

Eric McLean, who farms near Oak River, Man., thinks farmers should avoid the “easy button” approach to crop production.“We ...

Not all growers are planning to shift to more corn acres this year. Southeast Iowa farmer Tim Meyer tells Brownfield he has no plans to disrupt what’s been working for him on his operation. “I would ...

With more Oregon hemp farms embracing regenerative approaches, the movement is poised to expand. As these farmers exchange ...