Some areas of the Midwest received some much-needed precipitation in late March and early April, including additional rainfall this past week in some areas. Much of eastern Iowa, southeast Minnesota, ...

After months of waiting, May signals the true start of gardening season across Zone 6. Withthe threat of frost fading and ...

The following was written by Giovani Preza Fontes, John Jones and Emerson Nafziger with the University of Illinois Department ...

Columnist Mychal Wilmes is reminded of the signs of spring and the rituals of preparing the fields for planting.

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A greenhouse offers ideal conditions for growing vegetables earlier in the season and harvesting for longer. But success ...

Early snowmelt helped dry out the soil earlier this season, but the colder temps this month are keeping planting season on ...

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Kansas wheat breaks dormancy and fields begin to green up, a Kansas State University plant disease expert is urging growers ...

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Southern Illinois planters began rolling in the latter half of March after an extended stretch of warm, dry conditions.

The acreage of maize planted this year in Northern Ireland could set an area record for the crop, writes Richard Halleron.