One foot of light, sandy soil will hold a half inch of water; heavy soil will hold an inch and a half of water. Dunn County has a distribution of approximately one-third light soil, one-third medium soil and one-third heavy soil, Faust said. In areas of the county with light soil and no irrigation, the corn leaves are rolled already after the long stretch of warm, sunny days, Faust said. They go into a queue to be moderated and may take several hours to be reviewed, particularly if they...

There are also the happy few: ranchers pleased by thoughts of lush pastures, fat cattle and lucrative hay harvests. The drought also contributed to deadly wildfires that ravaged more than 2 million acres, the most destructive in state history. Advertisements Instead, a low pressure system has parked over Texas, interacting with moist southerly wind from the Gulf of Mexico to dump rain everywhere and every day. At least 11 people have died, while others are coping with the loss of home or...

At the same time the National Biodiesel Board is whining about ConocoPhillips stepping on their toes by making renewable diesel, the Europeans are crying foul that the American biodiesel industry is killing them because of the same tax advantaged provisions in the US. At the same time the National Biodiesel Board is whining about ConocoPhillips stepping on their toes by making renewable diesel, the Europeans are crying foul that the American biodiesel industry is killing them because of...

RESOURCES SAM CRAFT: PARIS NEWS more on outdoors Maps of changes to Texas plant life Scorched earth turns green in a year A year ago, wildlife biologist Mitch Lockwood walked drought-seared pastures across Texas, talking with ranchers who for decades have wrestled their living from the land. RESOURCES SAM CRAFT: PARIS NEWS more on outdoors Maps of changes to Texas plant life Scorched earth turns green in a year A year ago, wildlife biologist Mitch Lockwood walked drought-seared pastures...

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