Biologist Ian Souza-Cole stands with his back to a balmy, manure-scented north wind sweeping over California’s San Joaquin Valley. It’s early May, and he is on a large dairy farm near the town of ...

In cereals, the transition from the vegetative stage to flowering is controlled in the main by the set of vernalization genes. Within these genes the most important role is played by VRN1, which ...

GOSHEN — Purdue Extension Elkhart County is offering free cover crop seed while supplies last. Small packets have been made up to seed roughly a 100 square foot area. The species available are ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture Risk Management Agency announced it approved changes to the Triticale crop insurance program for the 2026 and succeeding crop years. The program ...

A Wisconsin farmer says it’s worth the extra effort to manage and harvest triticale as a cover crop he can harvest for his dairy cows. Joe Bragger from Independence, Wisconsin says, “I’m a real firm ...

Springtime on the farm, welcomes a new growing season, a return to field work and important decisions on cropping options for the season ahead. Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to Farming ...

While we are still early in the new year, it is time to start thinking about any spring annual forages that we might plant. Part of the process may be anticipating a need for extra feed or booking ...

Research at Michigan State University is finding the end of September is an ideal time to plant triticale as a cover crop and forage. Cover crops and forage educator Kim Cassida tells Brownfield the ...

ABSTRACT: The core collection of red-seeded winter hexaploid triticale with different pre-harvest sprouting (PHS) resistance has been evaluated for the allelic structure of the gene VIVIPAROUS-1B ...

Jacob Brey gestured toward a field off the west side of his freestall dairy barn in the Town of Nasewaupee. “This is what a modern-day cornfield looks like to us,” said the dairy farmer. “Completely ...

When grazed from early April to early May, forage quality of cereal rye, winter triticale, and winter wheat is similar. All three species can be very high quality. When managed correctly, growing ...