Some good options for cover crops include clover, beans, peas, annual ryegrass, oats, winter wheat, winter rye or buckwheat.

The importance of building up humus in vegetable fields cannot be overstated. Without achieving this, the soil will not ...

An agronomist says the recent rain system that moved though the Midwest was a welcome sight.  Bob Berkevich with Pioneer ...

Casey O’Neill is a farmer and owner of Happy Day Farms in Laytonville, Calif. The opinions expressed in this column are not ...

Certain strains of cauliflower, one of the nation's favourite vegetables, can be harvested as early as the summer, meaning ...

University of Idaho graduate student Adam Kennedy sees promise in using volunteer wheat as a cover crop to rid sugarbeet ...

The humble garlic clove can make or break a dish and can be found in most countries' cuisines, but has also been used for ...

Fall is a good time to prune many winter-dormant plants and those that bloom in late spring through summer. Start by removing ...

Twenty-two days in July reached triple digits, including 16 greater than 105 degrees. How will the heat wave affect the ...

With a more settled spell of weather, slowly but surely, more acres of winter wheat are going into the ground. Bean drilling ...

With autumn harvest complete, attention shifts to winter crops. Early sown cereals look strong, and spring planting plans are now underway.

South African farmers intend to plant 4.47 million hectares of summer grains and oilseeds in ... as reported by the Crop Estimates Committee (CEC) yesterday. The intentions for white maize stand ...