Wheat that can help make its own fertilizer is no longer a speculative idea from plant biology textbooks, it is a working prototype that could reorder how the world grows one of its staple grains. By ...

Crop breeding for higher yields may be unintentionally reducing the beneficial microorganisms that help plants absorb nutrients Modern corn, wheat, and beans have dramatically different root systems ...

Less than 4% of Kansas’ native perennial prairie grass is still growing today, primarily in the Flint Hills of central Kansas. These lands are rich with healthy soil micronutrients and a lack of ...

Discover how American agriculture expanded westward, from the wheat frontier to corn-and-hog farming and the rise of Midwest dairy operations ...

From 9 to 5, Terry Ellis works as an engineer for defense contractor Northrop-Grumman in San Diego. At night, and on weekends, he’s a serious sourdough bread baker—and an aspiring grain farmer. Expand ...