CAPUTA, S.D.— Understanding your soil type is a vital tool to developing your farming and ranching practices. “Those properties of the soils dictate how we are going to basically utilize those soils ...

Farming efforts produce a wide range of crops, but there are different types of farming that dictate how it is carried out and whether there is money to be made for both farmers and investors. Though ...

Have you ever heard the term, “smells like money”? Under the ever-changing economic landscape affecting farmers throughout the country, many are looking to diversify their agricultural operation from ...

The rootstock of a coffee plant can live for 20 to 30 years. In that time, a generation, it will have good years and bad ...

Agricultural producers, similar to other businesses, face significant risk. The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Economic Research Service identifies five different types of farming ...

Grassland provides many services for humans, animals and nature, such as feed production, carbon storage and recreation. Researchers spent two years investigating permanent grassland, its utilization, ...

CANNON FALLS, Minn. —The "garden spot" of Minnesota when it comes to this year's drought conditions is southern Minnesota, said David Nicolai, University of Minnesota Extension crops educator. But ...

Farmer Bryce Loewen's Reedley organic farm has gone a step further, incorporating minimal till to promote soil health.

Farming efforts produce a wide range of crops, but there are different types of farming that dictate how it is carried out and whether there is money to be made for both farmers and investors. Though ...