Companion planting is a method that combines different plants based on size, spacing, and nutrient needs, as well as attract ...

Many farmers are waiting to plant in the northern Corn Belt. Heather Morris covers the Dakotas, Minnesota, and Wisconsin for ...

A Minnesota crop and dairy farmer is encouraged by soil moisture levels to begin the growing season. Charles Krause milks around 350 Holstein cows near Buffalo and says he wasn’t surprised by an ...

Two big local farms — that primarily feed Minnesotans — are worried about staying afloat amid major uncertainty ahead.

Petersen says South American soybean producers could try to increase their market position internationally with the uncertainty in the U.S., meaning Minnesota soybean farmers will need to pitch buyers ...

Sulfur is not needed for all soils in Minnesota. Those farming sandy soils ... The leaves on S-deficient corn become light green with a distinct striping of the leaves. Plant analysis can be used as a ...

Elevate your soup game with this luxurious Sweet Corn Soup, delicately paired with butter-poached crab meat and finished with a vibrant swirl of homemade chive oil. This dish is a perfect harmony ...

A new weed-growing operation in Prairie Island represents Minnesota's closest one to the Twin Cities. The Dakota tribe is using cannabis cultivation best practices to take their business ...

I stared at them and thought, why wouldn’t they work in a bake, in the way of a potato bake, but with whole corn on the cob as the centrepiece? I could picture them floating golden and shiny in ...

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — The on-again, off-again trade war drives uncertainty in commodity markets, pushing farmers to plant more corn and fewer acres of soybeans. Tyler Schau, a partner at AgMarket.Net, ...

Alicia Brambila, a family development support worker, works with a client at the Shakopee Family Resource Center. (Elizabeth Flores/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...

Whether you grow sweet or hot peppers, proper care from planting to harvest will yield the best flavor and an abundant harvest. Grow peppers in a sunny location with moist, well-drained soil.