Doubling the acreage of cover crops in the U.S. to 40 million acres by 2030 is the aim of a $10 million grant project led by University of Missouri researcher Rob Myers. Myers is director of MU's ...

The 4-H Crops project allows youth the opportunity to explore hands-on crop production. With the opportunity to grow a variety of crops including corn, soybeans, forages, and small grains, youth learn ...

Thirty years ago, Richard Nixon’s secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Earl Butz, relayed a message to farmers that transformed American agriculture: “Get big or get out.” ...

The CROPS Project, funded by the National Science Foundation, will build a 42-county ag tech corridor with the help of several universities across North Carolina. North Carolina A&T State University ...

With Republicans winning the White House and the U.S. Senate and control of the U.S. House still not officially determined as of Nov. 13 but favoring Republicans, attention turns to what the party ...

The Non-GMO Project claims that drought-tolerant crops won't help "feed the world" as climate change threatens crop yields. The evidence says otherwise. If you think biotech crops have some role to ...

The state Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday that it will be awarding $159,800 to the Maxatawny Township-based Rodale Institute for a project to increase the yield and quality of several ...

A multi-year project led by the University of Tennessee Extension Center for Profitable Agriculture (CPA) is helping Tennesseans make informed decisions about producing and marketing specialty crops.

All crop records should be completed (estimate yield and use current market prices), signed by the leader and turned in by July 1. All record sheets should state if crop was from an irrigated field or ...

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FARGO - Producers in every region of the state have crop alternatives that project some return for their labor and management for 2010, according to Andy Swenson, North Dakota State University farm ...