The world has to feed a growing population with the same area of land and less water. Irrigation is key to managing this problem. A 10-year project called Transforming Irrigation in Southern Africa ...

By adopting practices like relay intercropping, farmers can contribute to better water quality, improved soil health, and reduced flood damage—making agriculture more sustainable and resilient to ...

Dennis Todey, USDA Midwest Climate Hub Director and Jeff Coulter, UMN Extension corn agronomist, joined UMN Extension Crops Educator Angie Peltier for a discussion about current and ...

The week kicks off with an in-depth conversation on maximizing the benefits of crop rotation. Listeners will learn how strategic rotation helps minimize soil degradation and control pests and diseases ...

Iowa leads in organic grain farming with top corn and soybean sales, strong support systems, and scalable, sustainable practices.

While macronutrients and micronutrients like zinc, iron, and manganese contribute to high yields, yield champs say don’t overlook the importance of having soil pH in place first.

Planting a diversity of crops can prove beneficial during extreme weather events. Some plants are better able to stand up to ...

Whether you’re tired of spending more on a clamshell of herbs than you would on a pack of seeds or want to harvest the ...

Soil building is about growing a farm under your farm and bringing it to life... It’s about making the earth better and giving the next generation something worth having.

Rotating cereal rye and winter wheat into fields of corn and soy reduces fertilizer loss by 50% in Illinois, without ...

Columnist Chuck Martin says that his job as a horticulturist is understanding nature and fighting its tendencies.

Some believe Utah’s farmers are reckless water consumers, but this ignores history and reality. If agriculture fails, so does ...