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Blueberries
Growth stage: Fruit harvest for early hybrid and highbush varieties
SWD updates and exclusion netting
Disease: Anthracnose fruit rot
Grapes
Japanese Beetle: First sighting of the year and the winsome fly...
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After a hot start to the week, we are settling into temperatures that are a little more typical for July. Heat waves can slow down our vegetable crops in a few ways, see a rundown in the article “How vegetables respond to heat.” In...
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Images: Pollinator resources often recommend planting at least three species of pollinator friendly plants, specific to your crop and region, for each bloom period (early, mid-season, late).
Introduction
Successful pollination is key...
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A drip hose delivers water to the soil for a deeper soak.
This week’s drastic temperature swing has stressed gardeners and plants alike. Hot, windy days pull moisture from leaves faster than roots can replace it, and even well-watered...
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For the past few weeks, many of us have enjoyed the cool weather and surprising lack of mosquitoes. That changed for me on Sunday evening when a few determined biters found me in the barn. It was clear these weren’t wanderers from the...
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All the baking and cooking required during the holiday season, usually gives people the need to have a simple, homemade meal plan.
Enter - the slow cooker!
This week, we will feature some great...
Last Saturday afternoon was a perfect day to lace up the hockey skates and score some goals, as seen here by some buddies at Lions Park in Buffalo. The unmistakable stick raised high tells us who...
The 8th annual Kites on Ice Festival hosted by the Buffalo Area Chamber of Commerce will be held on Saturday, February 14, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Buffalo Lake. This is a free event, and free...
The Buffalo City Council approved a variance request by the developers of South Shores at Lake Pulaski to allow for controlled access to public waters during its regular city council meeting on...
Community-led fund will strengthen schools, local governments, and nonprofits across the Buffalo area
The Buffalo Area Community Foundation, a Partner Fund of the Initiative Foundation, has...
Joseph “Joe” Buschel, 48, of Buffalo, formally of Big Lake, was killed during a single vehicle crash in Fayette County, Ohio, around 10:28 p.m., on the evening of December 27.
According to the Ohio...
A free indoor food distribution event will be held Saturday, January 10, at Grace Place Collaborative, Inc. in Montrose (371 Center Ave. S.) Distribution begins at 11:30 a.m. and continues until...
Applications are now open for the Minnesota Farm Bureau Sesquicentennial and Century Farm programs.
The programs honor the legacy of family farms in the state of Minnesota. Since its inception, over...
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