In this video, we showcase a hybrid greenhouse cucumber that produced one cucumber despite challenges such as yellow leaves and a small pot size. The cucumber does not require pollination, and the ...

The run-up to Christmas is the time when toys and games fly off the shelves. And while the media loves to shine a light on ...

This orchard struggle is a prime example of a human-induced, overheating planet. Global impacts on agriculture and food ...

Across several states, climate change is fueling conditions that make watching the corn grow a nail-biter for farmers. Factors like consistently high summer overnight temperatures and ...

Get your garden prepared to host some of our favorite pollinators Late Summer is the time to plan for new plantings in the Fall. Even if you don't have a large garden space, some plants in pots can ...

Agronomists and farmers are finding some pollination issues in specific genetics that were impacted by environmental stress during early, rapid growth. Pollination is always a critical point in corn ...

Bees aren’t the most admired bugs around, but the upcoming Bumblebee Jamboree is a festival that focuses on the intrepid insects and their pollination efforts. The event, that will take place on ...

Carter Lake children sang and danced along with educator and entertainer Mister K on Tuesday morning as they learned about pollinators. The Community Foundation for Western Iowa gave the Carter Lake ...

NAPERVILLE, Illinois, June 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Crop Watch corn fields have notched their third consecutive week of improved health ratings, though some areas still need heat and sun for the crop ...

Get a honeybee near a rose or a lavender and the insect will extend its strawlike tongue to search for nectar, pollinating the flower in the process. That’s at least how it works in clean environments ...

These “Fun Facts” are a set of selected facts about pollination. You may want to pick and choose from these statements as appropriate for your audience and topic, or use them as a guide for your ...

When everything in nature aligns as it should, plants form flowers, then bees and other pollinators drop in to grab the pollen from those flowers, and as they flit from one blossom to the next, they ...