Missy Bauer of B&M Crop Consulting says small seed size can have a major impact on soybean yield, causing yields to swing 15 to 20 bu. per acre. Dry and hot weather is taking a toll on U.S. corn and ...

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

Flexibility. For farmers today, that one little word can mean added opportunity to a crop management plan. That’s certainly true for Iowa farmer Randy Riediger. By incorporating small grains into his ...

Climate change is affecting our food, and our food is affecting the climate. NPR is dedicating a week to stories and conversations about the search for solutions. A number of small Black-owned farms ...

Starting a garden often feels overwhelming at first glance, especially when seed packets list terms that sound more like ...

Cover crops provide benefits to vegetable farms of all sizes in addition to larger-scale contributions to the public good. Reduced tillage systems can provide additional soil health benefits. Many ...

Iriel Edwards is a first-generation farmer from Louisiana. In her short tenure as a farmer, Edwards, 25, has already seen extreme drought, freezes, flooding and excessive heat. Edwards, along with ...