The story doesn't begin with whiskey. It begins with two ears of corn and a dying tradition that nearly slipped into history ...

Crop prices closed higher Tuesday after the government reported that the U.S. corn crop isn't growing as well as previously thought because of hot weather.The U.S. Department of Agriculture released ...

This year's constant deluge of rain has led some to wonder if farmers are finally feeling the predicted impacts of a warming ...

Conventional wisdom suggests that more bees equals more pollination, and that bee shortages are to blame for diminishing ...

January 6, 2026) - PowerPollen(R) and Oxbo announced the first mechanized pollination solution for corn seed production, enabling seed companies to directly purchase, integrate, and scale the system ...

Sampling in the top U.S. corn-producing states found farmers harvested the highest quality in at least 15 years.

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Ancient plants called cycads say “come hither” in infrared. By Sofia Quaglia If a plant wants to reproduce, there are a number of tricks it can use to lure a pollinator insect. It can display gaudily ...

The 2025 corn crop is shaping up to be one of the best Glen Grimm and his family have grown in recent memory. “We’re looking at a tremendous crop,” says Grimm, who farms with three of his brothers in ...

Nicolle Ritchie, an extension agent with Michigan State University, inspects an ear of corn for pollination issues Aug. 18 in Paw Paw, Mich. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel) Buy Photo The Gazette offers ...

PAW PAW, Mich. (AP) — Robb Rynd and his brother grew up farming and wanted to do more of it outside their day jobs, so they went in together on what’s now a little over 200 acres of corn, soybeans, ...