CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Chances are the extra-clean jack-o-lantern you just carved up is more than a pretty face. A lack of dirt at the market signals you’ve probably bought an eco-friendly pumpkin. That ...

Young innovators awarded more than $100,000 for research on dementia-related proteins, alternatives to agricultural plastics and wildfire prevention Key ...

The cheapest soil improvement you will ever make can also become the most expensive weed you ever plant, and late fall is ...

Plant winter rye or crimson clover now to protect bare garden beds, improve soil, and add nutrients before spring planting ...

A little late-fall planning will support a bounty come spring.

Growing two crops in the same field at the same time has proved to be a valuable tool for managing weeds in pulses for one ...

Fall is the perfect time to invest in next year's growing season. These hardworking plants quietly do their job while your ...

Deep inside the tissues of maize, wheat, rye, and their grass relatives runs a chemical assembly line that has been quietly shaping agriculture for millennia. Its products, the benzoxazinoids, are a ...

Choose cover crops based on your soil's needs: legumes for nitrogen, grasses for nutrient trapping, and broadleaf crops for breaking up compacted clay.

Farmers in the Northeast seek ways to increase on-farm feed production and to diversify their operations to increase farm profitability and climate resilience. One promising crop is soybeans because ...

Are you tired of the 'endless battle against weeds'—sighing at the green leaves that sprout back just days after you spent your weekends pulling them out with an aching back? While many rely on 'black ...

I used a foot crimper to knock down the rye in my garden at different times—April 19th, May 9th, and May 20th—but the first two times were too early, and the weed suppression effect was weak. The ...