New research reveals the initial molecular events that grant wheat immunity to stem rust. A new study published in Science, ...

Where to find heritage grains likely to thrive in a Portuguese climate and soil conditions? José da Camara Ruas tells us ...

Companion planting is great ... until it's not. Some plants should not grow together and larkspur and beets are on the "not ...

The USDA’s Grain Stocks report gives more insights. Corn stocks are down 2%, now at 8.15 billion bushels, with on-farm corn stocks down by 11%. Soybean stocks increased by 4%, and wheat stocks rose by ...

Researchers have unveiled a novel immune mechanism by which tandem kinases combat pathogen invasion: an atypical NLR protein, ...

Wheat growers and researchers share a goal of adding more acres to help farmers and ranchers, Amy Bickel writes.

I feel desperately sorry for those businesses that did not manage to get into the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) before ...

Planting of spring annuals can begin once soil temperatures at seeding depths are between 42 to 45 degrees F. While oats are the most common cereal grain to plant in the spring, other spring cereals ...

Canadian farmers plan to plant more wheat and dry peas this spring rather than canola, barley and lentils, Statistics Canada reported March 12 in its principal field crop estimates. But that ...

I like maximising growing space for food crops, so in this example, I have a fig tree growing in a container with an undergrowth of banana mint! The mint helps as a companion by keeping the weeds ...

Learn the best companion vegetables and what vegetables grow well together for specific plant combinations. Companion planting means growing two or more different plants in close proximity for a ...

In contrast, mycelium can colonise plants grown from untreated seed, and movement of water and nutrients to wheat and barley heads can be restricted. At maturity, crown rot can cause basal browning of ...