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“It’s easy to forget that one reason for making hay earlier in the season is to eliminate the chance of it being infected by ...
Brown patch is one of the most common diseases in home lawns (as well as golf courses and athletic fields). It’s caused by a ...
Key Points Cool-season grasses naturally go dormant in summer to protect themselves against extreme heat. Preventative measures include proper grass seed selection and keeping your lawn ...
The discolored splotches in grass are often (but not always) caused by the fungal disease, "brown patch." Learn how to fix brown patches in the lawn.
Do your seasonal allergies feel like they are getting worse every year? It's not just your imagination. As global temperatures rise, winters become shorter and the growing season becomes longer. In a ...
Tall fescue pastures turn up the heat Cattle grazing on tall fescue grass when temperatures rise is a recipe for disaster. Toxic endophytes in fescue can turn up the cattle’s body heat.
Diagnostics of plant issues is one role of Extension horticulturists. In this article, I’ll share some current issues we’re seeing. But first I want to let you know after 43 ...
With all the rain in Oklahoma, homeowners are struggling to keep up with lawn mowing, but they also need to keep an eye out ...
U.S. cattle producers appreciate Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins announcing her new plan to keep farms and food secure across the United States.
The deadly fungus credited with killing the archaeologists that opened the tomb of King Tut might become a treatment for cancer ...
A fungus that has killed millions of bats has for the first time been found in bats on both sides of the continental divide in Rocky Mountain National Park, officials announced Thursday.
The fungus covers 2,385 acres and is 8,650 years old, weighing 35,000 tons. Experts suggest that other organisms like the Antarctic blue whale, the 106-acre aspen forest, or two closely related ...