About three dozen people went to the Clay County Fair and Events Center in Spencer on Thursday for the first Northwest Iowa ...

After a fall harvest and before the spring planting season, soil is typically cultivated so it can become more fertile and welcoming for plant growth. All farmers practice at least one type of tillage ...

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Have you ever thought about soil? Thought about this vast limited resource where your food grows? This finite, non-renewable resource is under threat worldwide. Intensive agricultural practices, ...

Cover cropping involves growing various plant varieties between cash crop rotations to ensure continuous soil coverage. This practice improves soil water infiltration, builds soil organic matter, ...

Farmer Steve Stierwalt is shown near strip-till equipment Friday, Aug. 16, 2019, in Sadorus. Reporter Farmer Steve Stierwalt is shown near strip-till equipment Friday, Aug. 16, 2019, in Sadorus.

THOMPSON, N.D. — In a farm near Thompson, a fifth-generation farmer is working toward better soil health in his fields. Among his methods is a group of cattle, a rare sight in the Red River Valley.

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/surviving-the-dust-bowl-biography-hugh-hammond-bennett/ A picnic for tennant farmers of the Duke Power Co. near ...

CENTREVILLE — The Queen Anne’s County Soil Conservation District held its annual Cooperator of the Year banquet Thursday, Sept. 15, at the Centreville American Legion, honoring this year’s outstanding ...

SALEM, S.D. — A South Dakota farmer has been recognized nationally for his dedication to conservation. Kurt Stiefvater of Salem has been named the 2025 Conservation Legacy Award winner for the upper ...