ALPINE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Michigan apple orchards are seeing an earlier harvest this year after warm spring temperatures spurred development. “This year we have a great crop in Michigan with ...

Pollination by animals contributes to a third of global food production, but little research has been done into the extent to which the identity of pollinators, pollen and crop varieties influence ...

Completely new crop varieties which can better withstand drought, salinity and pests are within reach thanks to international genomics research published today in Nature Genetics. The study, ...

University of Idaho is aggregating decades of crop variety trial data from Idaho, Oregon and Washington, creating a database to help researchers and growers identify trends and pinpoint varieties that ...

Here’s a way you can help protect the U.S. food system from pests, disease and climate change. All you have to do is plant a seed. Each year, hundreds of American gardeners sign up for a citizen ...

Researchers have introduced genetic material into plants via their roots, opening a potential pathway for rapid crop improvement. University of Queensland researchers have for the first time ...

Succession sowing is a practice that farmers and small gardeners both can appreciate. The result is multiple harvests over ...

Addressing widespread anemia and malnutrition, Indian agricultural scientists have developed 203 biofortified crop varieties.

A free, online tool that helps farmers evaluate cover crop species based on things like county, production goals and drainage situation has been updated to reflect new research in the field. Iowa’s ...

Experts said the non-basmiti PR133 is resistant to all 10 prevalent pathotypes of bacterial blight in Punjab. It recorded an average yield of 30.5 quintals per acre during trials conducted across ...