Hurricane Florence was targeting Campbell Coxe’s farm. Days earlier, the 2018 storm had rapidly intensified in the Atlantic, and now Darlington County, South Carolina, was in the path. Coxe had to ...

Is there any vegetable that screams Ohio summer more than sweet corn eaten on the cob? Some gardeners might argue that the tomato is the more popular vegetable grown in Ohio, and it is the state fruit ...

A few years ago, I ran a series of articles on understanding agriculture, designed for anyone in the general public who had an interest in understanding more about various agricultural crops and ...

Years of research as well as anecdotal reports from growers indicate that growing plants from local seeds will produce the healthiest and best adapted plants. It makes sense. University research has ...

I hope everyone is growing something they can eat, but if you haven’t tried yet, consider doing what the Indians did centuries ago and grow the Three Sisters! Growing multiple plants together, called ...

Idaho contrasts with its neighbors when it comes to sweet corn. Seed is the state’s sweet corn niche. Some 66% of the world’s supply of sweet corn starts with seeds developed in Canyon County, Idaho, ...

Across parts of Illinois this week, Ken Ferrie is seeing corn leaf rolling occurring in fields. It’s taking place because the corn is attempting to protect itself from damaging high temperatures and ...