THE government has delivered 240 tonnes of subsidised wheat seeds to Makete District in Njombe Region as part of the first phase of seed distribution for the 2025/2026 farming season. Speaking after ...

Many of our favorite plants need to go through a cold period known as vernalization. Each species has its own particular ...

Europe is looking to high-protein plant crop yields to reduce reliance on imported plant proteins and enhance food security ...

Teagasc data shows the end of February/early March is the best time to apply the first split. Soil temperatures are below 5°C ...

Salad usually means the tender, leafy greens that broadcast the start of spring, the dense heads of iceberg lettuce we grew ...

Spring wheat and durum yields were similar in Saskatchewan from 2005-14. In many years, average yields for the two wheat ...

Farmers growing Cheer milling wheat for the first time this season are being advised to tailor their disease and growth ...

If birds are flocking to your feeder, it's crucial to clean this regularly too. Mild disinfectant can help prevent disease ...

As we enter spring, many of us may be fooled into thinking that birds are able to forage for food as normal. However, in the ...

The best way to attract more feathered friends to your garden is to leave out supplementary feed for them. This is especially ...

Research is underway at the University of Illinois to develop high-yielding wheat varieties with early maturity enabling ...

A t a canteen ​ in Leningrad in December 1941, a man queued for two hours, handed over his ration card, received a bowl of soup and a bowl of porridge, ate the soup and died. A crowd formed around him ...