Two recent studies looking at the role of cover crops in the suppression of glyphosate-resistant horseweed show cover crops alone aren't enough to control the troublesome weed. But planting soybeans green into the covers improved results considerably, says Cambridge University.

Grocery shoppers who feel that buying organic is the be-all and end-all for sustainability are missing a bigger picture, according to guest blogger Steve Groff. Any kind of growing method involves a degree of compromise, including organic agriculture. To produce food at a price that people can afford, farmers often must decide what will do the least harm as they await better innovations.

Fall herbicide treatments have come and gone in popularity, but the fact is that fall-applied herbicides can go a long way toward preventing issues with dandelions and winter annuals and maintaining a more problem-free no-till planting environment, says Ohio State University.