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A fertile spiritual imagination can grow faithful dreams or toxic weeds. Here’s how to spot and uproot the ones that don’t ...
Rocky View County officials are warning landowners to be on the lookout for a deceptively attractive but highly invasive plant threatening pastures and hay fields in the region’s northwest. Field ...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University’s Department of Botany and Plant Pathology will host Weed Science Field Day on June 26 at the Throckmorton Purdue Agricultural Center (TPAC). “Our annual ...
Field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis L.), also known as Morning Glory, is a perennial vine native to Eurasia. It was likely introduced to the U.S. as a seed contaminant and has since become an ...
This beautiful purple ... cows with the hay but the veterinarian recognized the signs. “He was looking at the cows with the foam in their mouth and says this is not your hay,” Shumway said. “This is ...
The arrangement, common out here, works for both parties: The farmers get hay for their cows ... fight off the invasive weeds that will try to spread into the fields, and drill in the seeds ...
Moving Livestock Confine livestock for a day or two in a small weed-free pasture before moving them to another weed-free pasture. • Fertilizers Limit use of fertilizers when reseeding ...
Purple Starthistle (Centaurea calcitrapa L.) is a biennial or short-lived perennial that is native to the Mediterranean region. It invades pastures, rangelands, forests, disturbed areas ...
Purdue University’s College of Agriculture will host its Weed Science Field Day on Thursday, June 27, from 8 a.m. to noon at the Throckmorton Purdue Agricultural Center. Researchers and graduate ...
Piling cut hay into windrows makes your baler more efficient. Want to get started on small-scale hay production? Learn how to tell when a hay field is ready to cut with expert advice for beginners.