Ross Evelsizer (left), natural resource projects director with Northeast Iowa Resource Conservation and Development, and Mike Bretz (right), a regenerative farmer in Buchanan County, Iowa, stand in a ...

Intercropping, or the simultaneous cultivation of multiple crops on a single plot of land, can significantly increase the yield, not only of low input agriculture, but also of intensive agriculture, ...

Creating a sustainable agricultural system is one of the greatest concerns facing the world today. Human population growth, degraded lands, and stagnating productivity gains are combining to produce a ...

Many claims of benefits from companion planting (growing two crops together) are no more than wishful thinking. Tangible benefits, however, come from intercropping (also known as relay planting, ...

Establishing a vegetable garden takes a lot of work. Whether you're thinking of putting in raised beds or tilling the soil for in-ground beds, a lot of decisions go into creating a thriving vegetable ...

The principles of intercropping apply also to undersowing cover crops in existing vegetable crops. Find examples for intercropping cover crops with vegetables that work for late summer and fall. I ...

Intercropping creates a living web of soil-building and nutrient-exchange underground. When legumes fix nitrogen, root systems complement each other, and canopies reduce erosion and evapotranspiration ...

MANILA, Philippines — Given our limited land, resources, and low farmer incomes, we must immediately implement intercropping as a key national agriculture strategy. Structure and budget must follow ...