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Farm trucks with four-wheel drive can also be tremendously valuable in the winter or during wet, muddy weather. Regardless of how much snow or mud is on the ground, farmers must get around and complete their chores.

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“Transportation laws and regulations should not saddle farmers with additional regulatory hurdles simply because they farm closer to a processor in another state than a processor in their own state,” says NFU president Roger Johnson.

Gooseneck trailers are also more maneuverable when backing into tight places. Running a farm involves moving things around. Gooseneck The next step up in hauling capacity is the gooseneck hitch.

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And on the way to the Voodoowe saw ornamental, flowering banana trees (shown) thriving in the heat of full sun.The Old Ursuline Convent is the oldest building (1752) in the Mississippi Valley.

A tree with 1,460 rings was found in Olympic National Forest.These may be the oldest of all. Cedars in Becharri, Northern Lebanon are some of the oldest trees we know that are still living.

Their fan-like form and easy growth from rhizomes are excellent accents in containers, perennial gardens, and even coastal regions. Bring the plant inside for winter and gradually reintroduce it to outdoors when ambient temperatures warm in spring.

I'm going to get a few different single-serving sized varieties from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. H … any suggestions? It's called ‘Chioggia Guardsmark' and since I'm always up for a good experiment, I think I'm going to try it side-by-side with...

Brazil nut trees are one of the more difficult types of nut-bearing trees to reproduce. If the area has been decimated, allow several years for the ecosystem to rebalance. When they are present near a Brazil nut tree, then natural pollination will occur.

In any event, you will need to supply them with the two values you have measured: height and DBH.The alternative is to make a rough estimate by yourself. Then derive the tree's diameter at breast height (DBH) with the formula:Measure the height of the...

Likewise, according to Laurie Adams, of the Pollinator Partnership, 80 percent of the plants in existence require an animal or insect to help them pollinate. Because of the close connection between plants and animals, both physically and on a molecular...

They grow best in well-drained loam soils with a pH from 5.5 to 7.3, but are more adaptable in the northern part of their range.Closely related to the sugar maple, black maple is most common in the Midwest and Plains states, but it can be found as far...

Without Momma's heat, she probably wouldn't make it. The night was cold and the baby chick was in trouble. Audrey Pavia Keeping farm animals in the city can be a real hoot. One of my hens was sitting on eggs in the coop for weeks.

I actually used a sledgehammer and chisel to chip away more than a foot of the rock ridge. As for big projects, though, I think getting rid of the old rock ledge will be the last major planting area I'll construct for the garden.

My husband, equipment-operator extraordinaire, dug out the footing, as well as the crawl space around the existing foundation—which, by the way, is the farmhouse's original stacked-stone footer that measures approximately 22 inches thick.

Pristine pollinates with Williams' Pride, Redfree, Jonafree and Liberty. Apple trees tend to bloom early in the season, midseason or late in the season. Other varieties that share bloom times and so may be paired for pollination include Jerseymac, Ginger...

Others, such as the jacaranda, bloom later in the season but provide color for one to two months. The plant grows well in full sun on limestone soils in Texas and New Mexico. It produces clusters of purple lavender flowers with a fragrance "reminiscent...

It will also do a dandy job crimping tubing. The bender will let me make the small bits of hardware often needed for handyman projects. I can't wait to try it out on wall studs, making holes for electric cable runs.

That being said, I have never heard of municipally produced compost harming a garden when used appropriately. Many municipalities make leaf compost from leaves collected off of streets each autumn.

Acid rain is the result of the mixing of compounds, such as sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides with oxygen, water and other chemicals in the atmosphere. Without these nutrients, plants become more susceptible to drought, fungal infections and insects.

Raccoons, skunks and groundhogs also nibble on flowers from time to time.Many flowers have medicinal uses, such as begonia for eliminating toxins in the body, and calendula, sunflower and honeysuckle for treating sore throats and tonsillitis.

After the whole crazy, beautiful show is over and we're already freezing, we come back inside to continue our party. I've always been intrigued by people drinking so much champagne - they must have horrible headaches and nausea the next day.

Green Giant also requires very little maintenance and it's somewhat drought tolerant. Researchers planted this tree and noted its fast growth rate and other exceptional qualities. Homeowners may choose to use this tree in different ways.

You can repeat the process after another three weeks or when you start to notice the first flowers. For this, you can use low-nitrogen commercial fertilizer or your regular compost.

Sweet cherry varieties for this zone consist of Benton, index, Stella, sweetheart, and lapins. Harvested while green, bartletts turn yellow and are also a favorite eating pear. Zone 6 is growth-friendly for a number of specific types of fruit trees, according...