Scientists at the USDA–Agricultural Research Service Central Great Plains Research Station in Akron, Colo., are in the 20th year of a major project to determine which alternative crops farmers could ...

Crop rotation strategies can differ from region to region and farm to farm, depending on a farm’s cropping needs and choices. Currently, a grass-heavy rotation exists on many High Plains farms due to ...

Farmers have utilized rotations of multiple crops over a several year period for hundreds or perhaps even thousands of years. Archeological evidence suggests that farmers in the Fertile Crescent ...

February has arrived and as a vegetable gardener, you are likely ordering seeds and making plans for your garden for the coming growing season. One factor to consider when planning your vegetable ...

Dakota Lakes Research farm in Pierre, South Dakota, utilizes multiple crop rotations. Dwayne Beck offers tips for producers when adding new rotations to their farms. The Dakota Lakes Research Farm at ...

Soil is the core resource of agricultural production. It not only provides crops with nutrients and water for growth but also supports multiple ecological functions such as microbial activity and ...

KANSAS CITY – Industry partnerships, including one between ADM and PepsiCo, Inc., are boosting regenerative agriculture efforts, and so are profitable crop rotations, including those featuring legumes ...

Raising a vegetable garden with years of continuous success and high-yielding plants is a skill. However, it’s not just a matter of having a green thumb. Utilizing crop rotation in the garden can ...

April 12 (UPI) --On large farms, traditional crop rotations typically consist of barley, wheat and rapeseed. According to a new study -- published Tuesday in the journal Frontiers in Sustainable Food ...

FORT PIERRE, S.D. — Winter wheat planting is underway across South Dakota but is slightly behind last year. According to the South Dakota crop progress report from the National Agricultural Statistics ...

February is whizzing by and before we know it, planting season will be upon us. Avid gardeners have been poring over seed catalogs, inventorying their home seed libraries and planning this year’s ...