As climate change intensifies and chemically treated crops dominate the market, many farmers are turning to sustainable practices like organic farming and seed preservation. A key part of this shift ...

The Association of Official Seed Analysts (AOSA) is an organization of member laboratories. Members include official state, federal, and university seed laboratories across the United States and ...

DES MOINES - The National Conference on Weights and Measures recently passed a measure that will standardize testing methods and procedures for seed count labeling. The new procedures, which will go ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Enumerating seeds present in the soil is an element of many studies in disparate fields. Chemical flotation, in which target material is ...

It’s annoying to have one or two rows on your planter’s seed monitor show either “failure” or consistently low population. Have those rows truly failed, are they really planting several thousand seeds ...

Maintaining seed quality has been a subject of study in the Farm Journal Test Plots for many years. Through our program, the plot crew has learned how to handle seed in order to maximize its potential ...

If you save seeds, you might wonder whether those from last year are still viable. A quick and easy pre-season seed germination test can answer that question. ADVERTISING If you save seeds, you might ...