April 12 (UPI) --On large farms, traditional crop rotations typically consist of barley, wheat and rapeseed. According to a new study -- published Tuesday in the journal Frontiers in Sustainable Food ...

Soil is the core resource of agricultural production. It not only provides crops with nutrients and water for growth but also supports multiple ecological functions such as microbial activity and ...

Legumes, both for grain and forage production, play a crucial role in agriculture by providing essential proteins for human and animal consumption and offering environmental benefits mostly related to ...

Michael Williams receives funding from the TRUE project, funded by the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020, Grant Agreement number 727973. David Styles receives funding from the ...

When the Southern Cover Crops Council held its annual conference recently in Baton Rouge, I was fortunate to sit in on panel discussions with farmers and specialty crops (vegetables, fruits, nuts and ...

Tepary beans -- a high protein legume common to the southwest United States and Mexico -- may hold the key to adapting bean crops for the increasingly harsh conditions brought on by a changing climate ...

Soybeans and other legumes interact with nitrogen-fixing soil bacteria called rhizobia that are able to convert nitrogen in the air into a form the plant can use to grow and reproduce. Corn and other ...

There are ways to improve soil health, control diseases and manage pests without applying heavy amounts of fertilizer or pesticides. For gardeners committed to growing several years into the future, ...

Kazakhstan is actively increasing the production and export of grain legumes. According to APK-Inform, citing official statistics, over the past five years the total exports of the three main legume ...