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The seed delivery system in drills is not as precise as that used in planters because they use flutes or sponges to meter seed instead of seed singulation.

Cover crops continue to be key for soil health, soil erosion protection, nutrient recycling, weed control and forage provision. But how do dry soil conditions affect planting decisions?

Consider residual activity of burndown herbicides and rotation interval restrictions when seeding cover crops in early fall.

This article describes the three main pathways of nitrogen loss--nitrate leaching, denitrification, and volatilization--and summarizes requirements and provides nitrogen management guidance.

This article summarizes five years of research examining if broadcasting cover crops into standing soybeans can expand cover crop establishment options for Pennsylvania farmers.

Know what you're planting to avoid these costly mistakes to your winter small grain crop.

Conocer los síntomas de las enfermedades relacionadas con el calor y saber cómo responder puede salvar vidas.

This article is an overview of the Pennsylvania Manure Hauler Broker Program.

Learn more about Agricultural Erosion and Sediment Control Plans, why these are important, whether your farm needs a plan, and available resources.

This article discusses how cover crops have the potential to boost key aspects of the soil microbiome typically associated with healthy soils.

Frost seeding is an economical method to establish legume cover crops into small grain stands or to fill in run-down pastures.

Use this step-by-step method to narrow down the possibilities of your plant problem, but don't forget to ask the experts if you need to.

The goal of good soil management is to meet essential plant needs for water, nutrients, oxygen, and a medium to hold their roots with as little management as possible.

In order to grow food with a minimum of external inputs, organic producers need to understand much about the biology of plants and ecological systems.

An updated, 2025 edition of this guide that provides information on crop and soil management, as well as recommendations for managing weed, insect, and disease pests in various crops.

A new N recommendation system for corn that accounts for N availability from soil organic matter and cover crops is being developed by Penn State.

An educational guide for Mid-Atlantic farmers on drill-interseeding cover crops into early-stage grain corn.

This article covers winter wheat cover crop benefits, adaption, and management for agronomic cropping systems in Pennsylvania.

This article covers cereal rye cover crop benefits, adaption, and management for agronomic cropping systems in Pennsylvania.

Harvesting crops in summer opens a window for a variety of cover crop species.

This article explains the "why" and "how" of planting green with corn and soybeans, including practical management recommendations based on results from 3 years of research across 5 locations in Pennsylvania.

How and why to grow, harvest, and store a perennial red clover crop in Pennsylvania.

Results of a three-year research project that investigated how agronomic biosolids utilization has affected soil and crop quality.

White clover (Trifolium repens L.) is a short-lived perennial forage legume that, under favorable conditions, can be added to seed mixtures to improve overall forage quality, increase soil available nitrogen, and increase biological diversity.

Are cover crops economical? That is a question that is discussed by Dr. Humberto Blanco in the September/October issue of the Crops & Soils Magazine of the American Society of Agronomy.