Recent rains have encouraged broadleaf weed growth in growing wheat fields. Kochia, for the most part, is the weed in question, although other weeds may also be a factor interfering with this year’s ...

Whatever else they might have done on the Saturday morning of a holiday weekend, a crew of volunteers arrived July 2 at the field farmed by Mark Smith on Kelly Road in Burr Oak. They spanned all ages ...

As I turned the corner to head to Carrico, our local John Deere dealer, on the morning of the crew’s departure, something caught my eye. It was a cool spring morning, and the fog was just rising from ...

I love travel. I was always an old soul with a case of wanderlust. I dreamed of exploring the world, seeing new places and meeting new people. I never dreamed I would fulfill some of those desires ...

Ohio's farmers are benefiting from a pleasant surprise. Winter wheat, the state's fourth-most-profitable cash crop, was ready for harvest the third week of June. Recent dry spells have allowed farmers ...

KANSAS CITY — At the dawn of September, the winter wheat crop was largely in the bin while the spring wheat crop was just more than half harvested and progressing slowly due to weather delays. The ...

Harvest is running a little late in eastern Washington for wheat farmers. But, the yields are worth the wait. Dan Bickelhaupt, a farmer near Waitsburg, Wash., says his area will see record yields this ...

Post-harvest losses are a significant yet often invisible drain on the global food supply chain. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations estimates that around 14% of global ...

When Reno County farmer Loren Alderson was 11 years old, he began harvesting wheat with a combine pulled behind a tractor. Today, 70 years later, he continues to harvest Kansas wheat every summer.

PENDLETON, Ore. — The 2023 wheat harvest was a little below average this year, following an “excellent” 2022 harvest. Amanda Hoey, CEO of the Oregon Wheat Growers League and Oregon Wheat Commission, ...

Kansas is referred to as the "Breadbasket of America," and has often been renowned for its bountiful wheat harvests and fertile soil. However, the country’s heartland has been facing a relentless ...