October is cover crop seeding season. Your cereal rye seeding rates should vary based on forage or cover crop goals, timing ...

The seed law requires all seed being sold to be labeled, and the label must include percentages of pure seed, other crop seed, weed seed, inert matter, and germination. A seed test will give the ...

Pct. expected germination x emergence Example: A farmer is planning to plant Resnik soybeans in 30-inch rows. He has purchased seed labeled "90 percent germination." Previous experience indicates that ...

Germinating plant seeds, whether indoors or outdoors, can be hit or miss. Some species have a baked-in low percentage of ...

A simple germination test can help you determine ... After five to seven days have passed, check the seeds. Measure the percentage of those that have sprouted to determine overall seed viability.

A second straight week of warm, dry conditions have helped push harvest progress along in Indiana at a rapid rate. 44 percent of Indiana’s corn for grain and 57 percent of the state’s soybeans have be ...

To minimize the effect on germination, do not dry seed at temperatures ... The equilibrium moisture content of small grain seed exposed to 70 percent relative humidity is nearly 15%.

Help out vital pollinators in your garden by providing the plants, water, and other essentials they need to overwinter.

High in Romania's Carpathian Mountains, advocates are pushing to protect one of Europe's last stretches of wilderness and ...

Look for seed banks that offer clear terms on their germination guarantees, specifying the percentage of seeds expected to germinate and the steps to take if they don’t. The variety of strains ...

Evan Turner often assists “cute, old couples in their 60s and 70s” who are buying cannabis seeds from Homegrown Outlets and looking to embark on their cannabis-growing journeys. “They want ...