Farmers are excited as the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is set to release a new variety of cowpea that is drought resistant and tolerant to stringa and fusarium wilt, common ...

Like many Hudson Valley residents this spring, my lawn isn't exactly coming along the way I'd like it to. It makes me wonder ...

Sesame plants will thrive and give the best harvest of seeds when grown in the right levels of warmth. Plants need at least ...

Ice plants do not have a lot of pest issues, but it's still something you need to check for. Overwatering is the most common ...

Using grants from USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture, historically black colleges are researching sustainable ...

Bare roots can be planted in early spring, while seedlings can be placed in the garden as soon as all threat of frost has ...

Unverferth Manufacturing Co., Inc. announces the addition of a mounted cover crop seeder for its Rolling Harrow soil conditioner to provide time-saving, one-pass planting of these profit-enhancing ...

Some words may be mispronounced. A free, online tool that helps farmers evaluate cover crop species based on things like county, production goals and drainage situation has been updated to reflect ...

They're facing some unpredictable weather and rising crop failures. Communities are embracing indigenous varieties that are more resilient and adapted to local conditions. BJP, AIADMK To Contest ...

Incorporating these plants into your landscape reduces ... may work well as a drought-tolerant cover. Its tiny pink flowers pop out in summer, and its leaves smell like mint in the right ...

The previous year’s crop of 603,357 tonnes was record-small due to drought. Smaller, less intensive producers were forced to abandon their crops. Soil moisture maps are refreshingly different ...

Already interested in utilizing cover crops in his fields, Turnis became a participant of the first year of Dubuque County Watersheds’ Drone Cover Crop Program in 2024. “The program was zero cost to ...