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A man wearing a blue shirt and cap stands smiling in a field of crops under a clear sky. The sun is setting, casting a warm glow over the landscape.

Saving the Soil

Cover Crops Aid Arkansas Farmer in Sustaining His Land Standing in a field of his soon-to-be-harvested soybeans about a half-hour’s drive east of Little Rock, Ark., Robby Bevis plunges a steel soil probe into the ground. As the morning sun crests the horizon, he dumps the collected dirt into his […]

A farmer wearing a wide-brimmed hat and plaid shirt stands in a lush green field, surrounded by a herd of brown cows. He is smiling with arms crossed, exuding a sense of contentment and pride in his pastoral setting.

The Grazing Guru

Raising Grass-Fed Beef on Perennial Pastures Rip, rip, rip. The sound fills the summer morning air as red cattle indulgently chomp through a lush pasture on rolling verdant hills ringed with timber. Moving nonchalantly through the herd, rancher Greg Judy sports a broad grin. “That’s music to a grazier’s ear,” […]

Young green plants sprouting from soil in the foreground, with a bright sunrise or sunset in the background. The sky is clear with a smooth gradient from blue to yellow near the horizon.

Best Management Practices for Soybean Planted as Cover Crops

Cover crops have many benefits including protecting soil surfaces from wind and water erosion, weed suppression, and improving soil health. This year many Missouri acres intended to be planted to corn and soybean were either flooded or too wet to be planted in a timely manner. Leaving these fields fallow […]

Sunset view of a lush soybean field with green leaves in the foreground. Two white farm buildings stand in the background. The sun casts a warm glow across the scene, with a tree partly silhouetted against the sky.

No-Till, No Problem

Graves-Chapple Research Center Demonstrates Benefits of No-Till Systems Landowners across Missouri use numerous tillage systems, including plow, chisel, disk or strip-till. Tillage is the preparation of soil for growing crops using equipment to mechanically agitate and mix the soil. Eliminating tillage is also an option—simply called no-till. The University of […]

Soil

Saving the Soil

The Grazing Guru

Best Management Practices for Soybean Planted as Cover Crops

No-Till, No Problem

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