(Photo by Laura McKenzie, Texas A&M AgriLife.)
Fall is the ideal time to plant garlic in the Midwest, according to MU Extension state horticulturist David Trinklein. Fall planting allows roots to develop. Photo courtesy of Rusty Lee.

Garlic: secret weapon of ancient Olympians

  • By Linda Geist │ University of Missouri Extension
The new lease of 34 acres will enable more research related to cotton and other row crops to be done in the Concho Valley. (Susan Himes/Texas A&M AgriLife)
Tyler Mason, OSU Extension vegetable specialist, hopes to help vegetable producers expand their profits by growing garlic. Currently, all of the garlic grown in Oklahoma is produced by 28 growers on just nine acres. (Photo by Mitchell Alcala, OSU Agriculture)

Oklahoma garlic research proves fruitful and flavorful

  • By Trisha Gedon │ Oklahoma State University Extension
Information gathered from testing hay helps producers plan their supplementation strategy for the cattle cycle.(Courtesy photo.)
Traditional corn silage, while energy-rich, demands more water than sorghum. However, recent research by Texas A&M AgriLife experts suggests that male-sterile sorghum hybrids could offer a solution. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Laura McKenzie)

Daily Cash July 19

Improving soil health is a major focus of American agriculture these days, for its benefits in everything from growing food to sequestering carbon, and possibly playing a role in saving the planet. (Journal photo by Tim Unruh.)
Traditional corn silage, while energy-rich, demands more water than sorghum. However, recent research by Texas A&M AgriLife experts suggests that male-sterile sorghum hybrids could offer a solution. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Laura McKenzie)

Cash Bids July 2nd