Weeds remain the foremost production challenge for organic small grain farmers in the northeastern United States. Instead of crops sown in narrow, single-line rows, band sowing offers a more uniform ...

PULLMAN, Wash. — Planting wheat earlier in the spring to avoid crop damage from ever-hotter summers may not keep harvests on pace with current levels. That’s a key finding from new research at ...

Crosby farms in the southeast corner of Spokane County, outside Fairfield, Wash. He returned full-time to the farm in 1994.

As temperatures warm, the spring planting window will likely shift earlier and become shorter, Washington State University researchers say. “Farmers may want to plan ahead for the logistical ...

March 15 (Reuters) - The state of French soft wheat crops declined slightly last week to remain at their worst in four years, data from farm office FranceAgriMer showed on Friday, as fields remained ...

(AP) At least a few wheat farmers in the Upper Midwest are taking advantage of the unusually mild and dry winter to start planting in mid-March. While there’s still a chance of a bad frost, they’re ...

Farmers in the south are favouring varieties of corn, sunflower and soybeans, and planning for less wheat as they decide what ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Mike Bergeron started sowing wheat on his farm in northwestern Minnesota on St. Patrick's Day. One week earlier, he was towing two of his daughters on a sled behind his snowmobile.