Sunn hemp, teff and turnip. Researchers planted replicated plots of cover crops at the West Central Research and Outreach Center in Lamberton and on a dairy farm in Lanesboro. Details: Plots were ...

A cotton-growing region is battling a microscopic soil pest that is decimating cotton crops. Scientists have found that a new legume — called sunn hemp — may reduce the impact of reniform ...

Sunn hemp grows as an annual in Missouri. Versatile and effective, sunn hemp can be grown alone, with other summer cover crop forages in a mix or inter-seeded to dilute toxicity of endophyte-infected ...

So instead, the DPI team is trialling a new crop to break the cycle, one that grows fast and suppresses nematodes without losing a cotton season. Sunn hemp is a fast-growing legume with bright ...