Crop breeding for higher yields may be unintentionally reducing the beneficial microorganisms that help plants absorb nutrients Modern corn, wheat, and beans have dramatically different root systems ...

Less than 4% of Kansas’ native perennial prairie grass is still growing today, primarily in the Flint Hills of central Kansas. These lands are rich with healthy soil micronutrients and a lack of ...

From the Dakotas to Texas, wheat acres have been on the decline, due to higher temperatures, drought and farmers shifting to ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. — Winter wheat has been grown in South Dakota for nearly 150 years, but there is far more history to this crop. In South Dakota, wheat is the third most grown crop, with winter wheat ...

From 9 to 5, Terry Ellis works as an engineer for defense contractor Northrop-Grumman in San Diego. At night, and on weekends, he’s a serious sourdough bread baker—and an aspiring grain farmer. Expand ...

The University of Minnesota has been researching the effects of dough fermentation and wheat variety in creating bread that is easier to digest. Sourdough bread, like these loaves baked by Loni Larson ...

Wheat farmers in the country must be excited about the Federal Government’s N160bn output value plan for the 2025/2026 dry season wheat farming: at least 80,000 of them will benefit from it. Minister ...