Growing multiple plants together is a great way to maximize the number of roots in the soil and the biology that makes up the ...

"The snow, of course, melts slower into the soil, and it just takes a lot of moisture to grow a crop," Andersen said. "Which ...

MaizeCODE is a genomic project analyzing the genetic basis of maize domestication. Researchers identified key regulatory ...

Next the researchers are working on soybeans and cowpeas; the latter is “a hugely important food-security crop in African ...

The only place on Earth where the “Stones River Bladderpod” can be found is on the East Fork of the Stones River in Rutherford County.

When the U.S. restricts trade through tariffs on other countries’ products, U.S. farm and ranch goods are often targeted for ...

In collaboration with professors at the University, researchers are working on a new nitrogen-retaining corn breed.

The Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy was updated and IDALs announced a precision ag-tool to optimize nitrogen application.

When the weather warms up, there may be no better food to enjoy than summer's quintessential sweet corn. This sweet variety ...

Corn development and final yields The number of harvestable kernels per ear is an important contributor to the grain-yield potential of a corn plant. Severe plant stress during ear formation may ...

A dead-end dirt road cutting through rural Wisconsin leads to a pasture dotted with shaggy-coated Highland cattle, fluffy ...