Not as well known as other greens, amaranth is available year-round at the farmers market. Also known as “Chinese spinach,” the small leaves are best eaten raw, while the larger leaves are best ...

‘Let the rains come, amaranth will come up.’ This saying was common among the Agikuyu especially during drought and famine. The locals knew amaranth was the first to grow when it rained. It was also ...

An invasive weed that has put some southern cotton farmers out of business is now finding its way across the Midwest -- and many corn and soybean growers don't yet appreciate the threat, researchers ...

We are coming into the most critical time for Palmer amaranth scouting and rouging. Palmer amaranth is on Minnesota’s prohibited noxious weed and seed list with the intention to eradicate Palmer ...

This week on AgweekTV, we ask an expert what we can expect in terms of drought coming back to the region. We'll see how farm satellite photos are being brought to life. Palmer amaranth continues to ...

This summer, I decided to start a small vegetable and flower garden in my backyard. I planted tomatoes, peppers, herbs and fennel, most of which, despite a summer of almost no rain, grew into healthy ...

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On a sunny Friday morning in San Pablo Huitzo, a town in the Valles Centrales region of Oaxaca, Mexico, a half-dozen women are gathered for a workshop on making alegrías, a healthy, granola bar-like ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — An invasive weed that has put some southern cotton farmers out of business is now finding its way across the Midwest – and many corn and soybean growers don't yet appreciate the ...