Sesame is very likely one of the oldest cultivated crops in the world. For thousands of years, it has been grown for use in oil and other...

Oats are a dietary staple in many areas of the world. We consume them in foods like oatmeal and oat flour, and even in baked goods such as cookies,...

Peanuts are a popular food across the country. Used in a variety of recipes and the primary ingredient in peanut butter, the United States produced...

For quite some time, wheat farmers would take their freshly harvested crops to market instead of drying and storing them. This is largely because it...

In 2019 and 2020, the United States was, by far, the largest producer of corn across the globe, reaching an astonishing 345 million metric tons of...

Have you heard about the acronym FAT TOM? It’s shorthand for those in the food production and food-grade crop industries and refers to the factors...

While most growers understand that in an ideal world, corn crops would all be harvested when they reach the standard moisture level of 15.5 percent,...

We live in a world where we are increasingly surrounded by "smart" technology. From smartwatches and other wearable devices to virtual assistants and...

As evening frost begins to gather on our grass at home, we pull our fall sweaters out of storage and temperatures start to dip at night, it’s time to...