An Iowa farmer checks his cereal rye cover crop. Hawkeye State farmers plant more than 2 million acres of cover crops each year to prevent soil erosion and reduce the loss of nutrients. Editor’s note: ...

Farmers have long debated which practices do the most to keep their soil healthy. Now, after pulling data from 21 long-term field trials scattered across the United States, a multi-state research team ...

Editor’s note: The following was written by Ethan R. Thies, statewide conservation field specialist with Iowa State University Extension, for the Integrated Crop Management website March 13. We are ...

Stop throwing money at soil problems that fix themselves for free. Healthy soil does not demand expensive inputs, complicated routines, or endless hours of work. It thrives when it gets the right kind ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - The Illinois Department of Agriculture is relaunching its I-COVER Program to help farmers adopt cover crops and improve soil health across the state. Backed by a $7 million ...

My feed has been absolutely flooded with celebrity beauty looks over the last few weeks (not that I’m complaining), and as stars made glamorous appearances at fashion week, the Oscars, and movie ...

Dracula, filmmaker Luc Besson’s version of Bram Stoker’s classic Gothic novel, is new on digital streaming this week. “In the wake of a devastating loss, a 15th-century prince (Caleb Landry-Jones) ...

AMES, Iowa (WOI) - New research from Iowa State University shows only 23% of Iowa farmers are using cover crops, despite it being a proven strategy to reduce nitrate levels in waterways. The study ...

One of the tasks you can complete before spring is planting cover crops. February is a perfect time to broadcast some seeds and coat the ground with plants that benefit the soil in the long run. The ...

Besson is actually in his not-that-impressionable mid-60s, but an adolescent impulse has run through much of his work over the years, including (and maybe especially) in his best-loved movies, like ...

Caleb Landry Jones, Christoph Waltz and Zoë Bleu star in a century-spanning romantic saga, based on Bram Stoker's classic novel, that travels from medieval times to 19th-century Paris. By Jordan ...