There are many benefits to companion planting, but some companions do more harm than good. Here's why you shouldn't plant ...
The Northern Philippine Root Crops Research and Training Center (NPRCRTC) at Benguet State University is leveraging ...
“One of the biggest issues affecting soil health a lot of times are past sins, such as compaction layers that restrict root and water ... other systems like cover crops or no-till.
Mark Means’ aim this spring is to ensure that soils in his sugar beet and potato fields don’t exceed 1 megapascal (MPa) on ...
Scraping opium resin off a seedpod in Myanmar's remote poppy fields, displaced farmer Aung Hla describes the narcotic crop as his only prospect in a country made barren by conflict.
Show more Show less Myanmar overtook Afghanistan as the world's largest producer of opium in 2023 Farmers say they have little alternative to poppy cultivation in the wake of Myanmar's 2021 coup ...
Aung Hla was forced off his land in Moe Bye village by fighting after the coup. When he resettled, his usual crops were no longer profitable, but the hardy poppy promised "just enough for a ...
Scraping opium resin off a seedpod in Myanmar's remote poppy fields, displaced farmer Aung Hla describes the narcotic crop as his only prospect in a country made barren by conflict. The 35-year ...