With seasonal growth selected, you're going to have a limited selection of crops that you can grow and harvest at different points throughout the year, forcing you to plan around the calendar or ...

Weed infestation has always influenced agricultural production. Weeds in agricultural fields have a strong ability to reproduce, and they compete with crops for resources such as nutrients, water and ...

Emerging contaminants including heavy metals, micro(nano)plastics, and antibiotic resistance genes have been widely detected in farmland soils and aquatic ...

There are more than a dozen different crops, so things can get confusing at first. Plus, you’ll have access to plenty of the seeds in the beginning, and you also must pay attention to growth ...

After a year of drought and weather challenges, some cattle farmers are putting in extra cover crops this fall to ease the forage burden. Here’s the top six cover crops Midwest cattle farmers are ...

To meet crop needs throughout a growing season soil fertility must be consistently high. There are fourteen nutrients that are supplied to crops from soil and fertilizer sources. Of these, 6 are ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Nearly half of American farms grow genetically modified crops such as Bt corn or glyphosate-resistant (Roundup-ready) soybeans. Peter Goldsbrough, a plant scientist and expert ...

These resilient crops are crucial in safeguarding global food supplies as climate change continues to disrupt traditional farming practices. “We need to produce crops that can withstand more frequent ...

New findings about chitinases, enzymes found naturally in plants, could allow farmers to address fungal infections sooner and more efficiently. Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy Ames ...

While hibiscus remains AgroEknor’s main focus, Oke also sees opportunities in other crops grown in Nigeria and across the continent. “We tend to look at commodities where there is no major player ...

The toll includes ravaged crops, uprooted timber, wrecked farm equipment, and mangled chicken houses, as well as indirect costs such as lost productivity at cotton gins and poultry processing plants.