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More land planted in winter wheat in Ohio than there has been in a decade, and it is the most winter wheat planted in Pennsylvania since the 1970s.

An Ohio farm used a drone to seed cereal rye into standing corn as part of an experiment to see the best way to get cover crop seed planted in the fall.

Ashland County residents will see low-flying planes across Ashland County Sept. 7 as part of Ashland SWCD's aerial cover crop seeding program. 

Planting cover crops during late summer and early fall can improve your garden soil between growing seasons. Learn what to plant and how to plant it.

Right now offers a tremendous chance to build your soil and scavenge some nutrients by planting cover crops. Learn more about establishing a good rotation.

Cover crops can be beneficial to most dairy farms, providing additional forage options, reducing erosion and runoff, improving soil health and more.

Cover crops also protect the soil from erosion, reduce soil compaction and provide a natural means of suppressing soil diseases and pests.

New strategies like interseeding can relieve the time crunch farmers feel during harvest and help them make sure a cover crop is in the ground in the fall.

Holmes County's aerial cover crop program saves farmers money and helps stop erosion and retain moisture and nutrients in the soil.

Zeb Winslow III shared his journey and missteps into no-till farming at the Pennsylvania No-Till Alliance Summer Field Day on July 24.