Diners press toward the banquet table at downtown Sacramento’s Queen Sheba Ethiopian restaurant, breathing in a scent of home. The sharp, piquant smell of garlic, onions and ginger pierces the air, ...

An Idaho teff crop. Acreage will be down slightly this year after increasing in 2024. (Courtesy The Teff Co.) Planted acres of teff, the Ethiopian and Eritrean fine grain that is a cuisine staple and ...

A project to improve teff grass, a staple grain that originated in Ethiopia, is underway at the University of Nevada, Reno. The aim is to make it more drought tolerant and productive under the harsh ...

KIMBERLY — University of Idaho Extension researchers see promise in hybrid rye and teff as potential forage crop options that could fill important niches for Magic Valley farmers, especially during ...

Ranchers and other landowners growing alfalfa, whether for forage or as a cash crop, are likely familiar with the high environmental pressures insect pests and disease that accompany warm and humid ...

A major teff producer this year has contracted for more acreage and expanded into a new growing region. The Teff Co. contracts with farmers to grow the African fine grain. The company mills it into ...

This week features the cereal grain teff. The plant is an annual grass with a fine stem that grows to nearly 4 feet tall. The seeds are very small, like poppy seeds, with a nutty and sweet, ...