Crop farming

Photo about watering crops with Irrigation system using sprinklers on a strawberry field. Image of plant, gardening, spring - 20592011

Photo about Crop of baby lettuce on a farm in the spring. Image of season, healthy, agriculture - 597922

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Most rice varieties require a long, hot growing season. But farmers as far north as Maine are experimenting with short-season heirloom varieties from Japan.

The scientific cultivation of lost ancient seed crops has yielded much higher than expected growth rates, challenging assumptions about maize (corn) growth in prehistoric North America.