MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas homeowners have many options when it comes to planting a lawn. The state is known for such cool-season grasses as tall fescue and bluegrass, and warm-season favorites zoysia and bermuda. “But,” says Dennis Patton, a horticulture agent with K-State Research and Extension’s office in Johnson County, “they all struggle at some point in time.” Kansas’ cool-season varieties generally […]

FOLSOM, Calif. — Food is fuel for the brain, and in honor of Brain Health Month, the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council (USHBC) is inspiring consumers to grab more boosts of blue in June. Eating fresh or frozen blueberries each day within an overall healthy diet and lifestyle is a smart choice that can add up […]

WASHINGTON — Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are looking to beef up your salad—not with complementary slices of tender chicken, steak or other meat but rather new, improved varieties of carrot and onion. Philipp Simon, research leader of the ARS Vegetable Crops Research Unit in Madison, Wisconsin, is coordinating the effort to fortify these popular salad items […]