Pollinators, including bees, birds and bats, are crucial for crop production, contributing billions to the global and U.S. economies. Pollinator populations are declining due to habitat loss, ...

Pollination by animals contributes to a third of global food production, but little research has been done into the extent to which the identity of pollinators, pollen and crop varieties influence ...

As the world's native bee populations are declining, crop production requiring pollinators increasingly relies on commercial pollination services. In the U.S., the beekeeping industry is in great ...

While potatoes are at center stage, cover crops, pollinator fields, tree plantings and sustainable efforts have been in the mix for decades at R.D. Offutt Farms near Park Rapids, Minnesota The potato ...

A field of pollinator-attracting plants with an emphasis on black-eyed Susan flowers bloom on the Kent and Paula Montgomery farm south of Brainerd Friday, July 7, 2023. The stunning display of color ...

Your cotton fields might benefit from several kinds of winter cover crops which can control erosion, manage nutrients, and improve soil health, including a crimson clover cover crop or even a vetch ...

This is a story about cover crops, but first a little history lesson for those of you who are not old enough to remember what they are (which is most of us at this point). The Great Dust Bowl of the ...