Potato planting was briefly slowed by rainy weather in the central sands region of Wisconsin. Jeff Huber is the agronomy ...

April is ending with showers in hopes of bringing May flowers, as much of Iowa saw significant rainfall totals over Easter ...

Between ½ and 1 inch of new rain can be expected this weekend, with locally heavier amounts. Flood Warning continues for the Greenbrier River at Alderson affecting Monroe, Summers and Greenbrier ...

or the soil becomes dry after soybeans are up and growing. Then hit the field with a single herbicide pass on a day when rain is not in the forecast. “This lets you reduce that early pass of ...

Many native plants, once established, tolerate periods of wet and dry soil and can be found on lists of rain garden plants suited to your area. Keep water in the garden, out of the storm sewers, and ...

It can be hard to resist on a sunny spring day, but don’t start digging in the garden too soon. “You can prevent a lot of problems from compacted soil if you wait a while,” said Spencer ...

“We used to get one to two inches of rain every other week, but now we are getting bigger rain events where six inches fall and that hits the soil on farms.” ...

One of the most common causes of the rain smell comes from bacteria which are released from the soil by raindrops. Observant gardeners are familiar with this smell because digging in the soil ...

Rain chances are 40% for Saturday and 60% for ... Red flag warnings are issued when humidity and soil moisture levels are low and there is the presence of relatively strong winds.