Carrots are a cool-season crop that can be grown from seeds in containers. Learn how to grow carrots in containers and select ...

The Smith family captures value from cover crops twice—first as high-quality cattle feed and then as biological fuel for ...

The Independent Fiscal Commission’s latest assessment of Jamaica’s fiscal position offers both reassurance and warning. Reassurance comes from the fact that Jamaica still operates within a fiscal ...

The Cultural Center is set to host its annual Three Sisters Celebration Tuesday, March 17, through Saturday, March 21.

March is upon us, and in a matter of weeks, the 2026 planting season will begin. Looking back to 2025, there are lessons we can learn as we move forward to the new crop year. From planting date and ...

The most effective gardening advice available right now was written before your great-grandmother was born. Gardeners who’ve gone back to the methods in the Old Farmer’s Almanac, which was first ...

As U.S. forces press deeper into Iran with no end in sight, the economic shockwaves are already hitting American farmers.

Uniform, rapid emergence is the foundation of high-yielding corn. Corn plants that emerge at different times compete unevenly for light, water and nutrients. Soil temperature, soil moisture, ...

An acreage swing toward more soybeans and less corn in the upcoming growing season is forecast by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Avoid planting too early or too late. "If you plant your corn too soon, you risk exposing it to cold temperatures, which can be detrimental to your seedling’s health," Berendsen says. Corn seeds may ...

Hybridization of other crops followed suit, including canola, rice, sorghum, sunflowers and wheat. Soybean remains an exception because its pollen shed occurs within a closed flower, making ...

A proposal to limit the use of neonicotinoid-coated crop seeds collapsed in the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee last week, as rural lawmakers, including two Democrats, joined ...