Planting ground cover in fields between cash crop growing seasons is an effective way to prevent farmland from losing soil ...

But over his 40 years as a corn and soybean farmer in Champaign County, Stierwalt said soil erosion, which can cause fertilizer and manure runoff to end up in nearby rivers and streams, has become an ...

Illinois farmers like Steve Stierwalt adopt cover crops to address soil erosion and reduce runoff pollution, protecting ...

Growing cover crops to prevent bare fields helps soil and wildlife – study - Research into regenerative agricultural ...

Why do farmers use cover crops? The number one reason is still erosion control or prevention followed by better soil biology ...