winter

(Journal photo by Jennifer Theurer.)
Alfalfa, Hay Range Pasture, Nebraska, Regional Roundup, Western Region

Winter hay worries

Properly testing hay and adjusting mineral and diets to minimize risk can keep your winter hay worries at bay. Read More

A Cowboy's Faith, Opinion

Optimism For Better Days

Woman removing weeds from her garden (Photo: iStock - lucentius)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Use weed clues to dig up fertility, soil compaction and moisture issues



Some colorful watering cans covered with snow (Photo: iStock - Brinja Schmidt)

Even in winter, gardens need water

Cattle graze on a north central Colorado prairie, about 30 miles south of Cheyenne, Wyoming, under puffy cloud cover. Farming and ranching during this period of climate change presents a number of challenges, but a group of agricultural experts have provided tips to overcome the times. (Photo courtesy of David Augustine, Agricultural Research Service.)

Cold throws a wrench in activities 

Sheep demonstration in 2023 at the University of Missouri Southwest Research, Extension and Education Center, Mount Vernon. (Photo by David Brown.)

Protecting sheep in winter weather

Small business owner holding a tray of plants he has for sale. (Photo: iStock - SolStock)

The benefits of gardening in the winter

  • By Maddy Rohr │ Kansas State University Research and Extension
Pet owners must take action to ensure their four-legged friends stay warm and healthy through the winter season. (Photo courtesy of OSU Extension.)

Keep dogs safe this winter

Dogs, cats, and other animal companions that share your home can be at risk if they ingest houseplants that are poisonous to them. (Photo: Bruce J. Black and Emily Steele, Illinois Extension)

Keep their paws off overwintering indoor plants

Variety of Indoor Herb Plant Garden in Flower Pots on a table (Photo: iStock - EJGrubbs)

Keep growing with herbs indoors this fall, winter

Woman with shovel cleaning snow. (Photo: iStock - Tanya-stock)

Winter Prep? Think safety first, says K-State climatologist