Intercropping, whereby more than one crop is cultivated in a field at the same time, has proved beneficial in Africa and Asia. Now researchers are investigating its potential to improve sustainable ...

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 ...

Plant diversity in intercropping leads to more diversity below ground too. Researchers are working to find the right combination for optimal crop and soil performance. Plant scientist Ann Bybee-Finley ...