Research such as this is vital in preparing the world to be resilient to a changing climate. Scientists make incredible ...
In a 2015 strip trial on a central Illinois farm, three cover crop mixtures were planted behind a wheat crop, next to the grower’s normal double-crop soybeans. In 2016, corn planted behind the ...
MaizeCODE is a genomic project analyzing the genetic basis of maize domestication. Researchers identified key regulatory ...
In most fields, corn residue remaining after grain harvest is incorporated into the soil with tillage or is left on the soil surface. But corn residue is also becoming a commodity. It’s ...
Reuters’ P.J. Huffstutter and Leah Douglas reported Saturday that “the U.S. Department of Agriculture has frozen some funding ...
The director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture says farmers in three states can now pre-enroll for a new cover crop ...
Hoosier farmers planted a record 1.7 million acres of living covers in 2023 and, apart from corn and soybeans, are planted on ...