Farm & Ag News

Colorado blue spruce, one of the most popular and loved landscape trees, is ready to put forth its new seasonal growth. This signals the time to consider protecting them against a troublesome fungus disease. The Colorado blue spruce is beautiful and makes a bold statement in the landscape but, unfortunately, it is also one of…

May 31 deadline for StarLink settlement Farmers who grew non-Star-Link hybrids in the year 2000 are eligible for payments as a result of the Non-StarLink Farmers Class Action Settlement. The deadline for filing is Saturday, May 31. Most farmers will qualify for the corn loss claim. This is for farmers who harvested non-StarLink corn in…

More on alfalfa injury The snowstorm on Feb. 2 protected alfalfa fields in Meeker County from severe winter injury. The injury is much worse farther south and north where many fields will need work. Nearly all fields I have seen that were cut last fall, leaving little stubble, have varying degrees of injury. Even old…

According to reports from around the area, there is another large population of American dog tick, commonly called wood tick, this year. We can assume that the population of blacklegged ticks may also be large this year and because they are potential carriers of Lyme disease and less commonly, human granulocytic ehrlichiosis, it is necessary…

Confusion over Roundup (glyphosate) products Crop producers now have many Roundup-type products on the market from which to choose. Generic Roundup products are now available, and Monsanto has released different formulations of glyphosate that makes the issue even more confusing. Acreage of Roundup-ready crops continues to grow, so farmers are looking for help in deciding…