The Ravalli County Weed District Posted some information about the spread of Rush Skeletonweed on their Facebook page that sparked a flurry of questions on my page when I shared their post. I will answer some of those questions here. Rush skeletonweed is a perennial forb that can grow up to 4 ft. (1.2 Read More …
There has been quite a bit of talk about the benefits and horrors of agriculture in the past few years. Not only is it the nature of agriculture to be sustainable but it is also in agricultures nature to be humble. The earth itself teaches hard lessons to those who think they know it all Read More …
I attended the MSU Crop School a few weeks ago. One of the talks was on Safflower and it’s forage potential in the Intermountain West. Dave Wichman presented this information there. Turns out this is a very palatable feed option for cattle that will also tolerate our cool March temperatures down to 15*-20*F. That was Read More …
I have occasionally used scraps of drywall in my garden to increase drainage in heavier clay soils. What other benefit can gypsum offer to soil in a larger commercial level operation? Well in addition to the traditional benefits of improved drainage and reduction of surface crusting there are some lesser know benefits. (Must use soil Read More …