Adding to a wide body of science, a new study finds organic farming systems provide many environmental benefits, as well as profitability.

Two new projects are advancing rice breeding strategies to improve productivity of main and ratoon crops, and health benefits of purple rice.

Scott Habstritt helped run the family business when his dad died. The Minnesota Crop Improvement Association recently honored ...

Your harvest data can be a treasure trove of information. However, without the proper approach, all that data can be overwhelming and a jumbled mess. Whether you have corn yield data or soybean yield ...

Studying corn, understanding its nutrient and water needs, and taking a timely approach to agronomic practices builds crop yields, says this south-Georgia farmer. In Randy Dowdy’s experience, good ...

This study reveals that enhancing the activity of a conserved “housekeeping” gene can significantly elevate fruit nutritional and sensory traits. By increasing the expression of a tRNA-associated gene ...

When it comes to upper Midwest crops, sugarbeets are one of the younger siblings. According to a history of sugarbeets on the American Sugarbeet Growers Association website, precursors to modern ...

Crop yields have increased dramatically in recent decades. Recent trends provide reasons for both optimism and concern about future food supplies. Instead of looking at specific crops in particular ...

Many crop management decisions require farmers or their agronomist, crop consultant, or nutrient consultant to make an estimation of the expected yield from a given field. Farmers recognize that ...