Tag: winter
Cold front
Kymberly Foster Seabolt has grown from the too cool to prepare for cool weather to being completely ensconced in down and wool from head to toe.
How to improve your landscape with native evergreens
Before the snow starts to fly, take time to plant some native evergreens that will benefit local wildlife and keep your interest this winter.
Keep perspective amid warm weather
We were brought up with the realization that everything had a cost, even if it could not be figured in dollars and cents.
Feeders give a window to winter bird behavior
A bird feeder is a window into the world of wild bird behavior. It can entertain and educate curious birdwatchers for hours.
February, praying for freezing days
Old time farmers always said that in February, it thaws a little each day. It is music to my ears now, but as a kid, February was a really great month to be frozen over.
Enduring winter’s stress on animals
Livestock producers should make sure animals have adequate shelter, water, dry bedding and feed to make it through cold spells
U.S. farmers reduced winter wheat plantings over last year
U.S. farmers planted the second lowest number of winter wheat acres on record and 10 percent fewer acres than 2016-2017.
How to stay safe on frozen lakes, ponds
It’s difficult to tell the strength of ice simply by its appearance, its thickness, the temperature outside or whether or not it’s covered with snow.
Each animal has its own way to overwinter
Right now, wood frogs are frozen solid. The body is rigid, breathing ceases and the heart stops beating. They have perfected the cryogenic freezing process. They are literally "frogsicles."
How to eat in-season, even in winter
Eat in-season during winter by growing food indoors, using season-extending structures and supplementing with food from the cellar, pantry and freezer.
