USDA Agricultural Research Service geneticist Rebecca McGee can hold her new winter peas in one hand, and spring peas in the other, and not tell the difference. “Before, the winter peas were very ...

A new, winter-hardy pea variety called Specter is being tested by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists for release as a high-protein livestock feed. A new, winter-hardy pea variety called ...

Spring rains are here patting softly on the roof, watering in the seeds we sowed yesterday morning. Finally, the snow has melted and the terraced beds of our garden are dry enough to work, allowing us ...

When it comes to seeding rates for winter legume cover crops, more seed doesn't necessarily mean much more biomass production and weed suppression. A recent study for specialty crop growers by the ...

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