A simple baking soda trick may help potatoes stay fresher longer, but experts say proper storage is what really makes the ...

A recall involving hundreds of thousands of bags of popular Zapp's and Dirty brand potato chips has been classified under the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's most serious warning level due to the ...

Imagine this: You’re an astronaut, you’ve landed on the moon, and as you’re taking one small step for mankind, you kick up a bunch of lunar dirt. Now, tiny, jagged particles of dust are on your ...

Every year, hundreds of millions of tons of petrochemical-based plastics are produced, much of which ends up in the environment or is incinerated. This exacerbates greenhouse gas emissions and the ...

Germany-based plastic recycling equipment manufacturer Herbold Meckesheim GmbH, a Coperion brand, says it is continuing to strengthen its used machinery offerings as they gain importance as a flexible ...

If you’ve ever tried planting something beneath a tree — or grow grass there for that matter — you’ve probably wondered if it was actually possible to grow anything successfully in such a shady, ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. — NASA-funded research at Oregon State University is taking a giant leap in feeding astronauts on the moon. Scientists are successfully growing potatoes in soil similar to the moon's, ...

Potato planting was under way in northeastern North Dakota late in the third full week of April as summer-like temperatures dried and warmed soil temperatures. Hoverson Farms began planting on April ...

As temperatures rise and the soil warms, farmers are chomping at the bit to get into their acres for this planting season, if they have not already done so. While it's an exciting time to get back in ...

Sweet potatoes are grown from sprouts called slips, not from seeds. Plant slips in late May or early June on raised soil ridges after the danger of frost has passed. This low-maintenance crop requires ...