Jared Goplen, a farmer and University of Minnesota Extension educator on crops and forage, is seeing more interest in small grains in traditional corn and soybean country for a few reasons: soil ...

PRAkadama soil is a granular soil that serves as the foundation for potted plant soil. When researching soil for caudex and ...

In a study published in Nature Plants, Prof. Li Yunhai from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Profs. Zhu Xudong and Wang Yuexing from ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Including small grains and pasture in crop rotations, and in some cases reducing tillage, can have a significant effect on soil health, according to a joint Purdue-U.S.

Small grain windbreaks are a useful tool in the earliest spring plantings of warm-season vegetables such as watermelons, cantaloupes, summer squash and tomatoes. Rye has been the preferred small grain ...

PRHyuga soil (Hyuga-tsuchi) is a granular soil used in mixes for caudex, succulents, and potted plants to create gaps.Plantation Iwamoto's "Hyuga Soil 18L [Small Grain]" is a soil product where the ...

OMAHA (DTN) -- The proper management of small grains for forage is important as these details will help determine how much and at what quality the forage will be. Specifically, getting the crop ...

USDA released its quarterly Grains Stocks and Small Grains Summary reports on Wednesday. Stay tuned throughout the morning and refresh this page often. We will be sending a series of updates with the ...

When Kim and Steve Andersen moved to their farm near Brighton, Iowa, in 2006, they had no intention of farming the land themselves. The land has been in Kim’s family for generations and had been ...

Youth participating in the small grains project will learn how to select seeds, grow, and maintain their crops, and select and harvest the plants and / or grains for exhibit. There are no manuals used ...

Widespread reports of true armyworm infestations reaching damaging levels in wheat fields across western Minnesota and portions of eastern North Dakota were reported during the week of July 20. There ...

Hybrid rice—bred from two different parents—greatly contributes to food security. However, the process of hybrid seed production is labor intensive, and fully mechanized hybrid rice breeding is ...