People can retreat indoors from extreme weather, but crops can’t. Farmers are increasingly looking at nets, misters, ...

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The battle for the backyard starts the moment a squirrel locks eyes with a tomato plant. That tiny acrobat does not see ...

A bird-friendly spring yard works best when it stays clean, keeps glass visible, limits crowding, and favors native cover, yearly.

Falling government support for arable farms is creating significant financial strain and uncertainty, with direct payments ...

Lawn and gardening specialist at lawnmower brand Hayter, Chris Cooper, said March is the perfect time to start whipping your garden back into shape, and to begin mowing your grass.

General meeting at new location, the Qualicum Beach Community Hall, 644 Memorial Ave., Qualicum Beach. Speaker: Ken Porteous ...

ADAMA has announced the launch of Ateka insecticide, a new high-load, fully systemic solution designed to help fruit and vegetable growers manage tough sucking insect pests. Powered by proprietary ...

Q. In your recommendations to protect developing peach fruit from insects, you usually mention spraying malathion every week — is that necessary? What about one of the organic insecticides?

BRAINERD — I planted the tree nearly 30 years ago in my front yard. It is a red-splendor crab apple tree. The tree was only 4 feet tall, its trunk the diameter of my thumb, the day I lifted it from ...

Although athletes thrive on strong competition, tree nut orchard managers become frustrated when their orchard’s floors face ...