Experienced farmers understand that saving seeds from their crops is a proven cost-cutting strategy. By preserving seeds from their most productive or distinctive plants, they ensure a head start for ...

Soaking seeds before planting them mimics the favorable growing conditions after a spring rain. Water is what wakes up many types of seeds and tells them it’s the right time to sprout. So do you need ...

HARWOOD, N.D. -- Even in a burgeoning agricultural economy in the Red River Valley, Peterson Farms Seed stands out. The seed company is one of those emblematic of the Red River Valley region's ...

NEW YORK — Food technology startup Tomorrow Farms has closed an $8.5 million seed round led by Lowercarbon Capital. Founded in 2021, Tomorrow Farms is set to release its first products this summer.

AMITY, Ore. — It’s a miracle that the Ruddenklaus found each other. Helle was a Danish immigrant who grew up on her family’s Dayton, Ore., farm. Bruce was raised on his family’s New Zealand farm. But ...

You can always spot a gardener because they save stuff. Our garages have a section dedicated to used cell-packs, plastic nursery pots and a stack of old flats that we're keeping because we might need ...

Apple trees are hugely popular, and thousands of apple cultivars exist worldwide. Most apple trees planted nowadays are ...

PROSPER, N.D. — Peterson Farms Seed, which sells corn and soybean seed across the Dakotas and Minnesota, is expanding its headquarters northwest of Fargo, North Dakota. The expansion near Prosper, ...

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