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A bumper crop of questionsWednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 1:48AMBy the middle of summer some plants need a bit of an overhaul. Keep plucking the faded blooms from your annual plants and container gardens and they’ll continue to make more flowers.

FSA reminds farmers of upcoming deadlinesTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:17PMSPRINGFIELD — Area farmers are reminded of the need for insurance for crops in order to be eligible for disaster assistance programs through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency. Producers must purchase at least catastrophic level of insurance for all insurable crops and/or FSA’s noninsured crop assistance program coverage for noninsurable crops to be eligible. “Crop ...

Google+ is the social backbone - There's a lot more to Google+ than a challenge to FacebookTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:43AMGoogle+ is the rapidly growing seed of a web-wide social backbone, and the catalyst for the ultimate uniting of the social graph.

Drought takes toll on Stillwater-area farms and ranchesTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:03AMNo part of a farm or ranch is immune from the impact of a drought.

Basket extravaganza raises $7KMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:54PMThe North Platte Telegraph The North Platte Area Children's Museum will benefit from more than $7,000 earned during its annual Basket Extravaganza. Heather Halligan, museum director, said 76 themed baskets were donated for Friday's silent auction at The Depot.

Restoration Underway on Burn AreaMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:41PMRecovery and restoration efforts are under way on the Horseshoe Two burn area in southeastern Arizona.

Marilla Seeks to Buy and Raze BuildingMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:20PMMarilla officials are still trying to reach a deal to purchase a burned-out building across from Town Hall, but no purchase price has been reached. The apartment building at 1717 Two Rod Road caught fire last August and has been vacant since that time. Supervisor George Gertz applied for and received a $53,000 Community Development Block Grant to purchase the building. He was not able to make an ...

Residents of Belding neighborhood tainted by factory's lead are hoping to clear the airMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:56AMPeggy and Elvis Preston are planning to lose $100,000 by walking away from the young family’s first home on Merrick Street in Belding.

Aerial Seeding on Horseshoe 2 Starts TodayMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:55AMWillcox, AZ (July 16, 2011) Aerial Seeding of  three grass species on both sides of the Chiricahua’s Onion Saddle area within the Horseshoe 2 Fire started yesterday.  The BAER Implementation Team estimates that it will take two fixed-wing aircraft approximately four days, weather permitting, to treat over 5,000 acres. read more