If 2025-2026 winter predictions hold true and high soil moisture persists, you could experience several soil problems.

For the last several decades, the default path for American farmers and ranchers has been increasing specialization of the agricultural activities on their operations. In 1949, American farmers ...

Despite climate challenges, the study suggests increasing crop rotation can still improve overall yields and highlights its potential as a climate adaptation strategy. MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL ...

Martin Larsen (left) and Jess Offord (right) stand in the oat field and discuss the harvest on Aug. 3 in Byron, Minn. (Steven Garcia/Investigate Midwest) Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio versions of ...

Create an account or log in to save stories. NINA MOINI: Some farmers in Minnesota and Iowa are banding together to add oats to their usual soybean and corn crop rotations. It's a movement rooted in ...

A group of farmers in northern Iowa and southern Minnesota have started growing more oats. A new mill provides them with hope ...

February has arrived and as a vegetable gardener, you are likely ordering seeds and making plans for your garden for the coming growing season. One factor to consider when planning your vegetable ...

An international study involving INRAE and coordinated by China Agriculture University has shown that the practice of crop rotation outperforms continuous monoculture in terms of yield, nutritional ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — Few people outside Quaker Oats know exactly what the Cedar Rapids factory is making when a sweet, wholesome smell wafts from the plant north of downtown. Locals call it a Crunch Berry ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - Few people outside Quaker Oats know exactly what the Cedar Rapids factory is making when a sweet, wholesome smell wafts from the plant north of downtown.