Thursday's column about woodland food plots prompted some feedback from people in the know about how to do it better. The most contemplative input was from Morgan Richardson, recreational leases ...

Food plots are becoming an annual ritual for the nation’s whitetail hunters and land managers, and the yearly conundrum of “what should I plant?” can be vastly simplified if you devote at least a ...

Planting edible beans into winter rye has environmental and potential yield benefits, a North Dakota State University Extension study said. The rye reduces soil erosion, suppresses weeds and soaks up ...

As much as he likes to hunt deer, Adam Paulson likes to create food plots on family farms in Mahtowa. "It brings me way more ...

Deer hunting is a labor of love. For hardcore whitetail junkies, the work usually begins long before the dawn of another opening day. The clock is ticking. Texas’ Archery Only and Managed Lands Deer ...

While farmers plant millions acres of plants like rye and clover to boost soil health and crowd out weeds, a cover crop does the same thing in the smallest home garden. With cover crops, a vegetable ...

Some say to find an easier way to do something, ask a lazy man. Wildlife habitat junkies looking for an easy way to plant a food plot have a different saying: Do your research and copy what works.

No-till planting of sweet corn into a killed winter rye cover crop has the potential to provide soil health benefits such as reduced compaction, improved soil water holding capacity, reduced ...