Hidden beneath every productive pasture lies a bustling underground economy, and a new field experiment suggests farmers can ...

The Genome Analysis Centre (TGAC) in collaboration with IBERS, has sequenced and assembled the DNA of red clover to help breeders improve the beneficial traits of this important forage crop. The ...

Since World War II, the tiny wildflower has been sidelined as a weed and duly killed off by petrochemical herbicides designed for large-scale crop production and perfectly manicured lawns. But the ...

The continuing rise in concentrate and fertiliser prices has given renewed interest to growing alternative forages such as clover, brassicas and chicory. In this week's article I will concentrate on ...

AMES, Iowa -- Kura clover has many characteristics that producers are looking for. The forage legume is persistent, winter-hardy, grazing-tolerant, and endures both drought and poor drainage. Kura ...

Researchers have sequenced and assembled the DNA of red clover to help breeders improve the beneficial traits of this important forage crop. Before industrial nitrogen fertiliser production (from ...

The Genome Analysis Centre (TGAC) in collaboration with IBERS, has sequenced and assembled the DNA of red clover to help breeders improve the beneficial traits of this important forage crop. The ...

Before industrial nitrogen fertiliser production (from fossil fuels), red clover and other legume crops were essential in crop rotation, improving soil fertility. Legumes boost soil nitrate fertility ...