“So one of the quicker ways to get things jump-started is to go out and do one of the first mowings of the season, whether ...

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our community in a variety of ways, including 4-H, farm advisers, and nutrition ...

patting dirt around newly planted fruit tree - Alsu Faskhieva/Getty Images There is an undeniable satisfaction that comes from plucking healthy fruit from your own trees. Should you be looking to get ...

Native forest restoration usually starts with faster growing "nurse plants" that provide shelter under which to plant bigger trees—but new research suggests some big canopy trees can be planted early ...

Peach trees stood lined in rows and stretched across the 20-acre plot of farmland north of Marysville, their wayward branches either lying on the ground or still reaching outward and upward, the ideal ...

I find that fruits and vegetables grown at home taste particularly good. Prune fruit trees in our area between late February and early March before the buds begin to swell. The branching habits are ...

There is something about plucking fruit from a tree you nurtured for years and biting into it (after a little wash) that is extra special. Homegrown just tastes better, and there are loads of fruit ...

This week’s unseasonably warm weather in the 60s and 70s caused many trees across Iowa to start budding, and February is way too early for that, according to Tivon Feeley, the Iowa DNR’s forest health ...

Early prenatal care improves the chances of having a healthy pregnancy and baby. But a new federal report shows it’s been on the decline. The share of U.S. births to women who began prenatal care in ...

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that prenatal care starting in the first trimester declined from 2021 to 2024. The study, released Thursday, found that the ...

Early prenatal care improves the chances of a healthy pregnancy and baby, but a new federal report shows it's been on the decline. The share of U.S. births to women who began prenatal care in the ...

About a quarter of pregnant women are not receiving prenatal care in their first trimester, a new CDC report shows. The analysis, released Feb. 18, is based on national birth certificate data from the ...