Pacific Northwest farmers expect to plant slightly more wheat and corn, and slightly less barley and hay this year, according to USDA’s prospective plantings report. Washington farmers will plant 2.35 ...

When it comes to crop farming, Madison County is mostly wheat, barley, potatoes and alfalfa hay. However, more farmers here are starting to grow corn silage, which is used for the region’s livestock ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — If Fusarium head blight can be avoided, it will be a good year for barley growers in Minnesota. Kevin Smith, professor in the department of agronomy and plant genetics at the ...

On the outskirts of Corvallis, Oregon, a group of farmers, scientists and food makers is walking through a field of waist-deep barley. It’s a sea of colors ranging from electric green to pale gold to ...