2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (269+ words) Since the second week of Bhadau (late August), the rice has started ripening, and women here are increasingly worried about how they will bring the harvested rice home. They are also concerned about how to protect the rice from pests…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (232+ words) One local expert takes a look at how high temperatures and excessive rainfall have affected crops in Central Iowa. Dallas County Iowa State University Extension Field Agronomist Meaghan Anderson says corn is in the process of reaching maturity. “Once they…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (633+ words) Hoodline Explore Our Cities & Metro Areas (A-Z) Rotational farming is at the center of Aurora’s new Arkansas Valley water talks The central policy question in Colorado’s long-running debate over agricultural water transfers is whether cities can obtain water without ending…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (593+ words) ASHBURN, VA – Four Loudoun County high school students decided to see if they could fight fire with fire – in this case, to try to combat invasive farm pests with another little buzzing, flying creation: drones. Sumedh Pendyala, Praneel Mukherjee, Jayesh…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (173+ words) Hey, local day trippers! Obviously, I'm a travel writer and not a singer. But you know who is singing this time of year? Wild elk. Elk were as native to Missouri as John Goodman, but by the late 1800s, they had…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (121+ words) If Insects Disappeared, What Would That Mean for Us? by DAVID AUSTIN, UF/IFAS Extension Highlands County If you compare all the insect mass in the world to other animals, insects make up nearly half of all animal biomass. There…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (151+ words) Thu., September 17, 2026 at 5:00pm Learn about goatscaping, forest carbon in Clinton, Pa. CLINTON, Pa. —Tim and Monica Shields of Capricious LLC in Clinton, Pennsylvania, will welcome guests to their family farm Sept. 17 at 3 p.m., for a field walk and discussion of…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (373+ words) Drought conditions across Nebraska as of Sept. 10, (U.S. Drought Monitor, Courtesy) KEARNEY — Despite hot temperatures setting records for the first week of September, precipitation received in August was enough to prevent drought degradation in parts of Nebraska. According to the National…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (805+ words) ANKENY, Iowa (DTN) -- Cover crop interest and adoption continue to gain momentum, as a new survey found growers planted more acres to the conservation practice year over year, extending a long-running growth trend. The 2026 National Cover Crop Survey, released in…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1076+ words) We're hitting the road again! MTFP reporters are partnering with local newspapers across the state to tell stories that matter in communities large and small. Your gift helps fuel the miles, meals, and community visits that make this collaborative reporting…...