Driving around northern Michigan this spring, you may have noticed farmers out in the field planting their crops for the season.

Knowing how to add nitrogen to soil is one of the most important steps you can take to keep your garden healthy and thriving!

GDD are also used to track insect growth. Alfalfa weevil, a common pest locally, is very predictable. Using 48 degrees as the ...

New research shows a relationship is sprouting between plant roots and soil fungi. This could lead to the elimination of ...

The school gardens in Jamestown were a standard in the community for decades back in the early part of the 20th century.

As water supplies in the Colorado River decline, Central Arizona is first on the chopping block, leaving cities to compete ...

Alfalfa growers remain optimistic as they recognize the crop takes a multi-year commitment, Dave Bergmeier writes.

Residents of eastern La Paz County fear outside investors, corporate farms and big cities will tap rural groundwater.

So look for that.” When selecting varieties, he says it’s important to understand how disease resistance is measured. In alfalfa breeding, varieties are evaluated based on the percentage of plants ...

As temperatures begin to rise, don’t forget to take a bit of time to assess alfalfa stand health going into this year’s growing season. Snow cover over the winter helped insulate plants from ...

Of that, 80 percent goes to alfalfa and hay that primarily feed cattle. “When you look at the specifics of agriculture, there’s just one major, big source [irrigated livestock feed crops] for ...