Oats account for around 200,000 planted acres in Minnesota. The state’s largest university wants to make with its new oat variety: MN-Amber.

North-central Iowa farmer Doug Adams caught a lot of people’s attention recently when he grew wheat in his field near ...

For some plants, starting seeds in winter indoors is a great way to maximize your gardening season, but other plants won't ...

When the farmer told his agronomist that a couple entries in his soybean plot topped 100 bushels per acre, the agronomist’s ...

Yang, W.B. and Xue, J. (2026) Strategies for Enhancing the Competitiveness of L Seed Company from an Innovation Perspective. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 14, 56-64. doi: 10.4236/jss.2026.142005 .

Store bird seed indoors in a cool, dry place out of direct sunlight and protected from extreme temperatures and humidity, such as a garage or basement. “Bird seed stays freshest below 80 degrees ...

Prices for nearly every major crop in the U.S. are below what it costs to grow them, but Mississippi farmers growing rice, which almost nobody is buying, may have it the worst of all.

If you’ve ordered garden seeds from a seed catalog or online seed company at any time in the past, then you probably have a stack of 2026 seed catalogs or several online catalog offers in your inbox.

Oooh! The colors of the corn remind me of sea glass!” one student said to another as she sorted through all different types of vegetable seeds. Another pinched a bunch of tiny carrot seeds ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — Some seeds have hard outer shells that slow or prevent water absorption. Soaking or scarifying (scratching or nicking the seed coat) helps speed up germination and improves ...

One of the first things you learn when you start drinking American whiskey is that bourbon is, of course, made from corn. The ...

Farmers cringe when they hear about soybean cyst nematode, but researcher Greg Tylka is on the forefront of the fight, Dave Bergmeier writes.