In a 2015 strip trial on a central Illinois farm, three cover crop mixtures were planted behind a wheat crop, next to the grower’s normal double-crop soybeans. In 2016, corn planted behind the ...

Non-legume cover crops consist of cereal plants like rye, wheat, oats, barley, and various grasses. A good combination of ...

A Natural Resources Conservation Service agent says first-time cover croppers should start small and ask questions. Barry ...

Wheat: 155 gallons of water per pound (1,300 ... between harvests helps keep moisture in the soil, as does planting cover crops and rooting out thirsty weeds. Technology also helps, with soil ...