Extreme rainfall and flooding are becoming more common across much of the U.S. In Iowa, some farmers are experimenting with something called relay intercropping to keep more rainfall in the fields.

Intercropping can help you maximize space in your vegetable garden as well, increasing the number of plants you can grow. Crops with deep roots, such as carrots or sweet potatoes, can be ...

The main goal of intercropping is to achieve the highest possible yield on a particular piece of land by using the available ...

Some intercropping gardening tips include planting spinach with peas, chard with lettuce or scallions, okra with cabbage, peanuts with lettuce.

The benefits of shelterbelts to forages and cash crops have been known for decades, and as a result, have been a common ...

Across much of the Midwest, the atmosphere is becoming warmer and retaining more water, leading to heavier downpours. A two-crop system called relay intercropping could help farmers buffer weather ...

Intercropping Gains More Interest from US Farmers Farmers Nathan Neameyer and Paul Overby, along with researcher Mike Ostlie, are intercropping innovators intent on finding crop combinations that ...

Intercropping can also benefit farmers in several other ways. If one crop does poorly -- due to insects or pests, for instance -- the other crop may not be affected.

Intercropping is about planting more, but it’s also about farming smarter. By pairing compatible crops, growers reduce inputs, suppress weeds, and most importantly, build healthy, rich soil. For those ...