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Now’s the time to make one final push to manage noxious weeds before they have a chance to set seed. So, let’s roll up our ...
The sheep are used for weed control and fertilizer. They are also used as the farm works to incorporate virtual fencing.
Ann Bailey reflects on her relationships with weeds and with wildflowers and how those traits remind her of her parents.
Hogweed is often found in moist areas, like along streams and rivers, where there is also shade. The massive plant is capable ...
One such massive, noxious weed may be growing in your yard, waiting to burn you if you try to remove it too quickly. Heracleum mantegazzianum, better known as giant hogweed, has been present in the ...
One Madison grower calls this extremely productive vegetable plant with razor-like leaves "obscenely generous." That's certainly one way to look at it.
Low-impact, environmentally friendly project With Phase 1 launched in May 2024, Nopal aims to cultivate 5 000 hectares of prickly pear on Farm Namseb in the south by 2027 and 17 500 hectares by 2028.
Today, we will be discussing a somewhat sticky subject – thistles. Thistles have been largely relegated into the noxious weed ...
When starting out, it is key to get guidance from someone knowledgeable or a reputable online site so that you can identify lookalike plants that could be poisonous ... Make sure you are in an area ...
Oblivious to the punishing midday heat, a wheeled robot powered by the sun and infused with artificial intelligence carefully combs a cotton field in California, plucking out weeds.
Oblivious to the punishing midday heat, a wheeled robot powered by the sun and infused with artificial intelligence carefully combs a cotton field in California, plucking out weeds.