Winter is a rest period for the garden (and the gardener), but it’s also a time when we get to enjoy the fruits of our labors. I’m not talking about biting into a freshly picked tomato or a sweet, ...

(For details on growing many other vegetables and fruits, visit our Crop at a Glance collection page.) Growing turnips and rutabagas is easy, and these earthy-tasting vegetables are among the most ...

Rutabagas came to be planted in the U.S. in the early 1800s as food for livestock. Prior to the 1970s, it was found that even though the roots were good for livestock, it was too labor intensive to ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley gardeners and farmers! Autumn is just around the corner. Fall is a good time to plant turnips, kale and rutabagas. Many of you may be unfamiliar with the rutabaga (Brassica napus ...

DETROIT -- Researchers at Michigan State University are working to turn the rutabaga into an oil-producing powerhouse that could make the turnip-like vegetable a better source of biofuel than other ...

Researchers at Michigan State University are working to turn the rutabaga into an oil-producing powerhouse that could make the turnip-like vegetable a better source of biofuel than other food crops.