“Cattle feed crops including alfalfa and other grass hays account for 46 percent of all direct water consumption.” Put another way, farmers use more water than the cities of Las ...

Visakhapatnam: Light to moderate rains lashed parts of Rayalaseema and coastal Andhra Pradesh on Saturday, causing damage to standing crops and traffic congestion in some areas.The rainfall was ...

Why is it so hard for farmers to switch to alternative crops? GRAY COUNTY — In dry western Kansas, the sound of artificial rain spraying from center pivot irrigation sprinklers fills the spaces ...

AND NOW I’M HERE AND I’M SO EXCITED. IF NOT FOR THE CHERRY GROWERS IN LINDON, PUSHING THROUGH THE LIGHT CROP THIS YEAR, IT’S A VERY SENSITIVE CROP, YOU KNOW, SO SOMETIMES WE DO GOOD ...

Junior Alvarado, the jockey who rode Sovereignty to victory in the Kentucky Derby on May 3, has sparked controversy after race stewards said he used his riding crop in excess of the allowable ...

Over the 24 years I have been on my acreage, this trend has become apparent. Initially, early crops of lettuce and peas were easy and reliable to grow, while warm-season crops like beans ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. A farmer who has resorted to irrigating his wheat crop in a bid to save it fears damage caused by a spring drought can't be undone.

Experiments suggest that it might become possible to nourish plants without photosynthesis—a tool that could one day help feed astronauts and a crowded planet. Canola seedlings can take up ...

Cover crops can be interseeded into planted row crops, providing grazing later in the fall/winter for cattle. Photo credit: Connor Biehler Cover crop inter-seeding refers to the practice of planting a ...

A letter sent to Town Manager David Daigle from Madawaska ATV Club Vice President and Trail Master Real Deschaine stated that the club was recently contacted by the landowner about closing these ...

Water levels in rivers and lakes are down, and underground water reserves have been depleted. Less water means fewer crops survive, which threatens food security for locals. The produce most ...

Erosion was a huge concern. Since 2011, Dennis has planted cover crops and has begun utilizing the Haney Soil Health test. Now the rolling fields are green all year and covered with a mixture of cover ...