The latest Midwest research on sustainable vegetable production and crop innovations shaping agriculture’s future.

Many farmers in western North Dakota have planted cover crops like cereal rye or triticale this fall, but as dry as this ...

Landin Plagge, founder of Green Acres Milling, is a farmer from Latimer, Iowa who says he plans to open a new oat processor ...

Results from the annual Iowa Nutrient Research & Education Council crop survey show Iowa farmers planted more than 3.8 ...

The variety of environmental conditions across the country means field compatibility with different conservation practices ...

Intensive agricultural practices coupled with climate change are seriously affecting soil health, causing the spread of herbicide-resistant and highly-competitive weeds, and the loss of soil ...

U.S. farmers struggling with slumping incomes and depressed grain prices have been switching to cheaper generic pesticides ...

Results from the annual Iowa Nutrient Research & Education Council crop survey show Iowa farmers planted more than 3.8 ...

For instance, using cabbages as cover crops in Wales and Lower Saxony, Germany, decreases bacteria, fungi and nematodes affecting sugar beets. Oat cover crops have also been known to limit nematodes ...

Texas A&M exppert says lower pork production won’t restrict holiday ham availability but some pork cut prices could be slightly higher.

Gareth Culligan’s goal is to enhance soil structure and health through the use of cover crops, while also providing food for ...

The recent rains also might lead to more cover crop planting, Vittetoe said. Farmers planted rye, oats and other cover crops on about 17 percent of the state's total crop acres each of the past two ...