Apr. 4—As area farmers prepare for spring planting, the National Agricultural Statistics Service is predicting a planting season similar to 2023 for several crops, based on growers’ reported expectations for this year. Wheat producers in Idaho expect to plant 1.16 million acres of wheat this year, down 1% from 2023, the agricultural service reported. Winter […]
Though oft touted as a fix for climate change, planting trees could, in some regions, make warming more severe, a new study finds. Trees draw down carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, helping to keep warming in check. But their dark, green leaves also absorb heat from sunlight. Snow and sand, by virtue of their light […]
TYLER, Texas (KETK) – With nice warm weather coming through this weekend, East Texans will have the chance to do some yard work, and a Tyler gardener told KETK it is time to dig into the spring soil. Cattle auction prices boom due to 2022 drought “Mulch, mulch, mulch, but it is a key and […]
Feb. 17—GRAND FORKS — The warm weather and lack of snow has made for a record-breaking winter in Grand Forks County, as well as across the region. For farmers, that might mean an early spring and, thus, an earlier planting season. For American Crystal Sugar, it likely will create a change of pace from the […]
The backbone of a garden – as well as the world – is basic greenery that stays busy photosynthesizing and pumping out oxygen. But there’s always room in our landscapes for plants with personality, especially if they’re native species. A fine example is devil’s walking stick (Aralia spinosa), a cold-hardy, deciduous shrub or small tree […]
The latest eight- to 14-day agricultural weather outlook from the National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center, issued Jan. 30, for Feb. 7-13 has a 90 percent probability for above normal temperatures and is leaning to a 50 percent chance for above normal precipitation. Its official 30-day forecast for February is leaning to above normal temperatures and […]
Gordon County deputies have arrested a man who was already on probation after they say he planted an explosive device. They say that on Jan. 11, they were called to a home where a woman said her partner, Dillon Wayne Long, had assaulted her. He was not at the home, but they issued warrants for […]
An Orangevale man pleaded not guilty Wednesday after he was arrested last week on suspicion of detonating an improvised explosive device and planting several others across El Dorado and Sacramento counties. Benjamin Cunha, 41, was arrested last Friday after an investigation by the FBI, California Highway Patrol and El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office, the CHP […]
Winter sown containers should be placed in a sheltered location such as a deck or patio. Many gardeners start flower, vegetable and herb seeds indoors during winter months in order to have seedlings to plant outdoors after the last spring frost occurs, typically around the last week in April in Greater Columbus. Starting seeds indoors […]