Wet springs and dry summers made 2025 a tough year for new alfalfa stands. Learn how to assess poor emergence, manage ...

While your focus might be what is going on above ground, local farmers are just as concerned with what is going on below it.

Late summer can be an excellent time to establish alfalfa for productive stands next spring. These key recommendations will help you successfully establish alfalfa in late summer. • Plant six weeks ...

Photo: cjp/E+ via Getty Images. No matter the season, companion planting can help your garden thrive. This popular strategy involves growing certain plants together that mutually benefit one another.

This article is from the archive of our partner . A fault line between the organic community and the USDA erupted Thursday when USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the USDA has given the ...

Now that recent rains have softened up the soil it is time to begin planting garlic. I spend a good deal of time and money on beefing up the soil before planting. It pays off with huge bulbs in early ...

A new study conducted in collaboration with the Leibniz Center for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) shows when farmers ...