The demand for plant-based foods is increasing worldwide. Peas in particular are a burgeoning source of high protein content as a substitute for meat. With their small climate footprint, peas are ...

Several new pea and lentil varieties are available to producers in 2026.   Two seed growers - Justin Ritco with Condie Seeds ...

USDA Agricultural Research Service geneticist Rebecca McGee can hold her new winter peas in one hand, and spring peas in the other, and not tell the difference. “Before, the winter peas were very ...

New AI-driven platform will integrate data and expertise from across organizations to accelerate development of new pea ...

Prairie farmers could soon see new, higher-quality pea varieties coming to market faster and at a lower cost thanks to a new ...

A farmer might call them cowpeas. A grocer might call them black-eyed peas. A restaurant waitress might call them field peas. But they are all talking about the same vegetable — the southern pea. If ...

Asparagus pea will tolerate the same sort of arid, worn-out ground preferred by nasturtiums. Heirloom Vegetable Gardening by William Woys Weaver is the culmination of some thirty years of first-hand ...

A staple of the summer garden, peas are among the easy-to-grow vegetables that'll thrive in shady areas. Lathyrus oleraceus (formerly Pisum sativum) is the scientific name covering several pea ...

Keen to get a head start on the gardening year? Here's everything you need to know about sowing sweet peas in January ...