Tennessee State University researchers test ancient amaranth varieties to create new grain crop options for modern farmers.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — On a steamy morning earlier this month, Shane Blair walked methodically through 25 acres of waist-high grass on a restored prairie in west-central Minnesota. He criss-crossed ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is warning farmers to check their fields for an aggressive, fast-growing weed known as Palmer amaranth. Palmer amaranth is an edible ...

Planting amaranth from seed over 95 days span time-lapse. Red amaranth is a vegetable that also known as Chinese spinach.

Amaranth makes a productive grain crop and the striking plants are often used asornamentals, such as this 'Burgundy' amaranth. If you surveyed gardeners and asked them to pick a few crops they would ...

Tom Peters worked to delay what he knew was inevitable: the arrival of Palmer amaranth in North Dakota. But now the dangerous weed officially has been identified in the state, and so Peters is urging ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has found a new route for the invasive weed Palmer amaranth to enter and spread through Minnesota: grain and seed screenings used as feed.

Amaranth may be an ancient grain, but it has a lot to offer the modern world. Not only is this flowering plant packed with nutrients, but it can be made into a gluten-free flour and performs well with ...

When Mrs Ruth Njeri and Mrs Mirigo Kinyanjui met in 2004, they never knew their business idea would change their fortunes forever. The duo aged 42 and 41 years met through Njeri’s friend after Njeri ...

With impressive health benefits, amaranth has been praised for centuries for its nutritional qualities. Here’s what you need to know about this gluten-free superfood plant. Close up of popular dish of ...