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agriculture
Purpose-driven planting moves from trend to mainstream
As bees return and butterflies gather along backyard fences, garden shoppers head to plant centers with more than color in mind. This spring, many gardeners practice purpose-driven planting, choosing native and pollinator-supporting plants that build habitat and strengthen biodiversity in everyday yard spaces. Plant labels receive closer attention
Sidney community assembles for annual MonDak Ag Days
SIDNEY — The Sidney community gathered at the Richland County Event Center for the MonDak Ag Days and Trade Show March 5-7. This weekend was facilitated by the Sidney Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture who organized the educational sessions, the meals and administrative minutiae of the merrymakings.
The weekend
Teller Wildlife Refuge plants seed of knowledge with no-till drill workshop
Teller Wildlife Refuge is holding its first no-till drill workshop on March 17 at the refuge in Corvallis. The workshop is free and runs from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the big red barn.
The refuge received $45,000 from the conservation district in 2025 and
Yak hack: Kyrgyz want the world to love their blonde bovine beauties
Dozens of white yaks frolicked in the pristine snow of the vast Kyrgyz mountains, butting heads and locking horns as their herders watched on from their horses.
The Akmatov family have been breeding their variety of the cattle -- which normally have dark-brown hair -- for the past 15 years, and
States urge USSC to uphold uniform herbicide label standards
Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway is leading a 15-state coalition urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold uniform federal labeling requirements for herbicides used in farming, according to an amicus brief filed in the case.
The brief, filed in support of nationwide labeling standards under the Federal Insecticide,
Farmers markets prepare for opening season as local food demand grows
A March 2025 study conducted by the University of Wisconsin finds 80% of Americans attend a local farmers market at least once a year. Forty-one percent hit the stalls six or more times a year, and dined at a local restaurant before they headed home. As more farmers markets