Researchers are growing four different cultivars of strawberries at the Alliant Energy Solar Farm as part of their study on agrivoltaics. Under a clear, sunny sky in Ames, the chirps of crickets and ...

The growing season may be winding down, but it's not the end of tasty produce. In fact, the end of the growing season is ripe with fall vegetables that can add flavor and nutrients to your plate.

A growing number of farmers are dovetailing their harvests with a lucrative second "crop," and the public radio show Science ...

There’s something magical about fall gardening—the crisp air, the golden light, and the quiet promise of another harvest when everyone else is packing away their tools. Most people think of spring as ...

Last week’s rain showers didn’t keep farmers from jumping ahead of schedule in the fields. According to USDA’s crop progress report, 45% of corn and 62% of soybeans have been harvested so far. That ...

The start of summer also ushers in the steady rhythm of wheat harvest across the plains. What typically is picture-perfect setting of beauty from amber waves of grain is one that shows the scars of ...

Editor's note: Catch Randy Martinson every Friday after markets close on the Agweek Market Wrap at agweek.com. The grains wrapped up the third week of October with gains, but for the second week in a ...

Oct. 22—REGIONAL — With 95% of the soybeans harvested and 66% of corn harvested across Minnesota as of Sunday, area farmers are wrapping up one of the most challenging crop years they've seen in ...

Farmers and producer groups from several food-bowl states have reported damage to large tracts of farmland as squally weather ...