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 ...

Gardening doesn't have to stop in winter, in fact, there are three specific seeds you must sow before the end of this month ...

If you want to know what springtime tastes like, bite into a sugar snap pea just pulled from the vine. The crunch of the pod, the pop of tiny seeds, and the sweet, green-grass flavor sing of winter’s ...