1+ week, 1+ day ago   (795+ words) September is the best time to give cool-season grasses a boost in Kansas, but with triple-digit temperatures hammering many parts of the state recently, it might be a good idea to hold off just a little bit. Kansas State University…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (116+ words) High Plains Journal Cheatgrass Solutions Workshop set for Sept. 17 The Eastern Colorado Grasslands Coalition invites community members, landowners, agricultural producers, and conservation partners to attend the Cheatgrass Solutions Workshop at the Grassroots Community Center in Joes, Colorado, on Sept. 17. The…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (198+ words) Iowa State University Extension and Outreach horticulture specialists have shared a new publication designed to help gardeners improve soil fertility, structure and the overall garden microbiome. “Cover Crops for Home Vegetable Gardens” is available on the ISU Extension Store at…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (402+ words) For Labor Day, many Americans honor the achievements of American workers by not doing anything, said University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David Trinklein. But most avid gardeners do not consider gardening “work” but instead view it as a joyful hobby…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (106+ words) High Plains Journal 4-H Food Plot Project teaches wildlife, plant science The Arkansas 4-H Food Plot Project, which is designed to teach youth how to prepare and maintain a food plot for wildlife, offers a variety of hands-on learning opportunities....

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (124+ words) High Plains Journal Reducing soil weed seed bank goal of MU team University of Missouri Extension’s weed science team is working on ways to understand and eradicate the millions of weed seed buried in every acre of United States cropland,…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (98+ words) High Plains Journal OSU Extension celebrates volunteerism Oklahoma State University Extension educators and volunteers from across Oklahoma attended the recent inaugural Oklahoma Conference on Volunteerism. Focusing on Family and Consumer Sciences, 4-H Youth Development, Master Gardeners and Rural Development, the…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (856+ words) If you’ve ever walked barefoot in your backyard and stepped on one of those tiny, spiky seed pods, you already know why sandburs — sometimes called grass stickers — are public enemy No. 1 for lawns. They’re a weedy grass with sharp, barbed…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (247+ words) High Plains Journal Sunburn on plants, not just on people If there is one thing the summer has, it’s heat. Along with heat, we also experience long sunny days and usually a lack of moisture. All of the factors can…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (468+ words) Cool-season grasses, like the tall fescue and Kentucky bluegrass lawns common to many parts of Kansas, have had about enough of summer. The state’s high temperatures – 100 degrees and higher in many parts – and sporadic rainfall often cause cool-season varieties to…...