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Question: This year, I greatly enlarged my vegetable garden. I enjoy it, but it’s a lot more work than I realized. People tell me...

I have started seeing signs of Twospotted Spider Mites (TSSM) in some soybean fields around the area. The hot, dry weather is very favorable...

This long-ago rhyme popped up the other day: “I never saw a purple cow/I never hope to see one./But I can tell you, anyhow/I’d...

Summer break is upon us, and for tweens and teens this means no homework, plenty of free time and less supervision. While a majority...

Question: We are in our 50s and our only child is in her 30s. There’s a lot of tension in our relationship, and recently...

A former colleague, a glass-half-full kind of guy, commented recently that his several flight delays had afforded him major people-watching time. His upbeat statement...

Question: I know my kids eat too many cookies and chips. What are some healthier snack options for kids?Answer: Thirty years ago, children ate,...

It seems the forces of nature wanted to extend an appropriately warm welcome to summer this year. Many of us spent the last weekend...

Question: We are planning to go camping for a long weekend this summer and I want to be sure we’re smart about the food...

Do you remember when firefighters visited your school and taught fire safety? Or, maybe you remember how excited you were on your first trip...