Conventional wisdom is that if you cultivate host plants, butterflies will come. Take, for example, milkweed. After declining monarch populations began making headlines in the late 1990s, people ...

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For alfalfa growers, balancing pest management, harvest flexibility, and economic efficiency has long been a challenge.

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As the first light of the morning sun breaks over the hills of Konso, Kawadaya Oldisha, 45, begins his daily routine of ...

Many of the iconic Southern flowers like azaleas, magnolias, and dogwoods bloom in April. Learn more about these flowering ...

I recommend a first heavy feeding with organic fertilizers like manures, alfalfa, fish emulsion ... On a monthly basis, I usually feed just one plant food at a time. I might use more fish emulsion ...

However, during extended periods of dry weather alfalfa growth is reduced and flowering may occur on short, stunted plants. Cutting during these stressful periods does not weaken alfalfa plants or ...

Asparagus, strawberries and sunflowers are, to my mind, three of the best reasons to live in western Massachusetts. It won’t ...

Wheat producers are in a tough position due to drought right now, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service specialist.