agricultural research service

Tomato plants are prolific, their fruit can be canned, cooked or eaten fresh, and they are a source of vitamin C, making tomatoes the most popular plant in home gardens. (Photo courtesy of K-State Research and Extension.)
Horticulture

Health benefits of tomatoes

Scientists at U.S. the Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service and The Ohio State University have been working to investigate how tomatoes may be imparting health benefits in a recently published study. Read More

corn field (Photo: iStock - zhengzaishuru)
Corn, Crops

Genetic sleuthing reveals new weakness in corn’s herbicide armor

(Photo courtesy Timolina on Freepik.)
Ag News

High-quality potatoes available year-round



Frost covered weed along a fenceline. (Journal photo by Jennifer Theurer.)

Study: Repeated glyphosate accelerates weed resistance  

Wheat. (Photo by Kay Ledbetter, Texas A&M AgriLife.)

K-State researchers lower gluten content, maintain dough quality in bread wheat 

Field of milo that is almost ready to harvest. (Journal photo by Jennifer Theurer.)

Sorghum Checkoff board and staff—what do we do?  

Updated plant hardiness map from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Updated Plant Hardiness Zone Map revealed

Two pigs walking. (Photo by Natalie Sleichter.)

Researchers confirm 6 unique strains of African swine fever virus

Tar spot on corn. (Photo by Mandy Bish.)

Tar spot fungus in corn has a new foe

corn field (Photo: iStock - zhengzaishuru)

Scientists ratchet up key amino acid in corn

Timothy Porch, research geneticist at U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, left, and Carlos Urrea, Nebraska Extension dry bean breeding specialist, scout a plot of dry beans. (Photo by Chelsea Didinger.)

Dry bean breeders collaborate on climate-savvy bean