Field tours were conducted at the West Central Research Extension and Education Center (WCREEC) of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) in North Platte during its Annual Water and Crops Field Day ...

Farmers usually plant so-called cover crops after harvesting their main crop in the Fall. This prevents erosion of the soil and nutrient leaching. The roots of these crops also stabilize the structure ...

To judge the overall effectiveness of cover crops and choose those offering the most ecosystem services, agricultural scientists must consider the plants' roots as well as above-ground biomass, ...

“Have you considered teff grass?” This is a growing response to those who are looking for more crop choices in their operations. In Western South Dakota the growing interest is linked to no-till ...

Modern agriculture highly depends on the achievements of crop domestication and improvement. While these activities increase yields, they also reduce the genetic diversity of crops. At the same time, ...

Macauley Kincaid reconnects a hood to part of his mill Aug. 7 at his family farm in Jasper, Mo. Kincaid is the second generation in his family to farm crops for seed production. He still uses the same ...