A lot of planting and agronomic decisions are being made across corn and soybean country this week. Ken Ferrie, Farm Journal Field Agronomist, offers his thoughts and recommendations on how to address ...

Farmers have made admirable planting progress over the last week, despite several severe weather and tornado outbreaks last week across the heartland. You can check out the latest weekly planting ...

An overarching goal for planting cover crops is to produce as much biomass as possible during the growing window. Higher levels of cover crop biomass will reduce soil erosion, inhibit weed growth, and ...

If you have ever driven by a cut flower farm or a vegetable market farm, chances are you have seen succession or staggered planting in practice. The reason we succession or staggered plant is to get a ...

Discover our picks for seven vegetables to plant in January, including crops suitable for gardeners in any climate this month ...

North Dakota sugarbeet farmers work to save the soil About a half dozen farmers in Walsh County, North Dakota, are conducting on-farm research trials on various methods including, minimum till, strip ...

Looking for something new in gardening this year? If you are, you might consider wide-row planting. The method involves spreading seeds over a wider area instead of planting in rows. The wide area ...

Harvest robots are proving capable of cutting truss tomatoes, although crop characteristics and growing conditions are ...

If you’re gearing up to plant fruits, vegetables or herbs this spring, why not grow some extra to donate to your local soup kitchen or pantry? The national Plant a Row for the Hungry campaign, ...