Map developers from USDA and Oregon State University, updated the plant hardiness zoning for half of the country based on 30 years of climate data.

Map developers from USDA and Oregon State University, updated the plant hardiness zoning for half of the country based on 30 years of climate data.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a new version of its Plant Hardiness Zone map, the first update since 2012. This new map is a tool used to help gardeners and growers ...

The map is a graphic representation of the United States broken into 26 zones based on average annual minimum temperature.

New hardiness zones mean gardeners and growers amy need to re-think their planting plans. When it comes to gardening and growing, there's a map that is the gold standard for determining what ...

The USDA has recently released a new Plant Hardiness Zone Map for 2023 which shows the lowest average winter temperatures across the nation.

The USDA’s new plan restricts foreign land ownership—especially targeting China—to protect U.S. agriculture and national ...

It's not quite as cold as it used to be in Iowa, a new U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness map shows. What will it mean for gardeners?

The USDA's new Plant Hardiness Zone Map pushes about half of the country, Harrisburg area included, into a half-zone warmer rating, meaning our odds are increasing of growing once-iffy more ...

Scientists caution that the change in the USDA maps may be driven as much by data collection methods as it is by a warming climate.