The Wisconsin DNR reminds deer hunters that although the 2025 nine-day gun deer season is now closed, additional opportunities are available throughout late fall and early winter.

As of Nov. 14, 2025, baiting deer was prohibited in 60 of Wisconsin's counties and legal in 12, according to the DNR. The prohibitions are due to a state law that bans baiting and feeding deer in ...

A few years ago, Holly Jones started studying the micro-climate and the topography on her family farm near Crawfordsville, Iowa, about 40 miles south of Iowa City. Jones said learning more about the ...

The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone map serves as a guideline for growers regarding what kind of plants will grow well in each area. “Hardiness zones are meant to at least delineate which species or ...

Dean Colony of Colony Acres Family Farm, 1150 Front St. NE, checks on his pumpkin crop in North Liberty, Iowa, on July 9, 2025. Colony grows around 40 varieties of the fall-harvest gourds, checking on ...

Dean Colony of Colony Acres Family Farm in North Liberty checks on his pumpkin crop July 9. Colony grows around 40 varieties of the fall-harvest gourds. Colony checks on the health of the plants as ...

Gardeners and farmers across the U.S. look to plant hardiness zones for guidance on which plants to grow. The U.S. is divided into 13 plant hardiness zones based on the local coldest temperature of ...

Growing zones, also referred to as hardiness zones, are geographical areas categorized based on average annual minimum winter temperatures in order to determine which plants are likely to thrive in a ...

Are you getting ready to plant your spring bulbs? If so, you might want to check up on which plant zone you're in. A plant zone, or hardiness zone, is a region with a similar average minimum ...

With spring on the horizon, many gardeners are preparing for prolonged, hearty growing seasons in their region. The United States has a diverse ecological footprint, so growing seasons differ slightly ...