Tagged Stories: "cover crops"

Farmers are increasingly using cover crops, no-till and reduced tillage

Cover crops are one of the many ways farmers are reducing pollution

The family operation adopts unique technology and a spirit of innovation in a county named for Ben Franklin

Case studies show best management practices have lowered pollution in the Chesapeake Bay.

Dairy farmer Luke Brubaker's sustainable agriculture practices ensures his land will stay in the family for generations to come.

Farmers planted nearly 430,000 acres of cover crops in fall 2011, the largest planting in Md. history.

More than 1,700 Md. farmers will plant 550,000 acres of winter grains this fall through the state's Cover Crop Program.

Maryland farmers planted a record 398,679 acres of cover crops on their farms last fall, exceeding the state's cover crop goal.

Maryland farmers will plant more than 500,000 acres of winter grains