The literature demonstrates that building soil carbon improves the ability of the soil to hold onto water and nutrients which leads to greater crop yields and farm productivity. This is essential in a ...

Watermelons are beloved for their sweet, juicy flesh, making them a popular fruit in many home gardens. Growing watermelon ...

What is Potting Soil? Potting soil, despite its name, doesn’t always contain soil. Instead, it often includes a blend of ...

The dormant season is a great time to sow flower seeds, establish trees and shrubs, and get started on the vegetable garden.

Experimental fungi and ‘robotic bees’ are among the ag-tech innovations being trialled in a country on the frontline of ...

Learn how to grow and care for DownHome Harvest® 'Navaho' Thornless Blackberry, a thornless blackberry that grows upright.

Dr Akhil Verma Sorghum is the ‘King of Millets’ and a dual-purpose crop mainly grown for its grain and fodder, it is also ...

An analysis by Montana State University researchers has shown that replacing summer fallow with a pulse grain crop, even in dry regions, can increase profits for farmers. Farmers in regions with low ...

Miscanthus sinensis 'Malepartus' is a statuesque ornamental grass with fine, arching leaves with a distinctive central white ...

Saskatchewan crop consultant Mike Palmier found that leaving taller crop stubble can improve the odds of a higher crop yield ...

From its origins in the rolling hills of Piedmont, Italy, to its present-day prominence at the foothills of the Andes, Bodega ...

W hen I was a kid, summer sunburns and Aloe Vera went hand-in-hand. I hated sunscreen and suffered pink and burning skin as a result. When my mom saw my new sunburn, she cut a lar ...