For an agricultural operation to thrive, producers must sometimes look at the big picture and make decisions to benefit the ...

A bee gathers pollen from a sunflower growing on the Carpenter family ranch in Melrose. The sunflower crop is add a little boost to their bottom line in what is know as an agritourism industry.

Take a drive past any sunflower patch across Mid-Missouri in late summer, and you will notice a striking sight: tens of ...

A patch of corn growing from a Manhattan sidewalk grew into a flourishing point of pride for a group of young students. The students planted the patch in the spring, watered it through the summer, ...

Late summer is an ideal time for homeowners to take care of preventive home maintenance before small issues become bigger, ...

Food makers are replacing once-essential ingredients as clean-label demands, supply risks and rising costs reshape food ...

Here’s why your sunflowers are drooping—and how to fix them.

Are you looking for a new flowering addition to your container garden collection? This unusual sunflower cultivar is ...

Extreme summer heat and drought are threatening to cut sunflower season short at the beloved Grinter Farms near Lawrence, Kansas, with peak bloom expected by Labor Day weekend.

A field in Lawrence, Kansas, draws visitors and photographers from around the world. This season’s flowers are expected to ...

When Antonio Michaels took over as principal of Blackheath High School in Cape Town four years ago, one of his first ...