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 ...

Two crops are better than one. The logic is simple; the practice is not. Intercropping continues to gain attention of U.S. producers hopeful of growing two cash crops simultaneously on the same ground ...

Intercropping, despite its challenges, can lead to improved crop yields, disrupted pest and disease spread, enhanced soil biodiversity, erosion control. Courtesy Johnson County Extension With ...

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 ...

You may have heard of companion planting, such as planting marigolds next to your tomatoes to deter pests, but do you know about the benefits of intercropping? Intercropping is an ancient method that ...

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, ...

Under the intercropping system, cacao trees are planted beneath coconut plantations, where shaded conditions support crop ...