Foodborne illness outbreaks of E. coli O157 infections traced to romaine lettuce continue to be an ongoing public health concern. The most recent such outbreak in November and December 2024 saw 89 ...

Water is a limited resource in the Western United States, especially in August. Ranchers and farmers in the Roaring Fork Valley have to consider the benefits and drawbacks of different irrigation ...

Water is a limited resource in the Western United States, especially in August. Ranchers and farmers in the Roaring Fork Valley have to consider the benefits and drawbacks of different irrigation ...

If you’ve grown a garden for a while, you may have noticed that the last few years have been brutal due to climate change-related patterns. One month it’s drought and the next it’s flooding. What is ...

Efficient water use is important to superintendents. Precisely irrigating small or isolated tees is challenging with traditional sprinklers. New Mexico State University scientists evaluated four ...

One of the most entrenched horticultural myths concerns wetting down the foliage of plants during the heat of the day: “Water droplets act as tiny magnifying glasses, focusing the sun’s rays so that ...

McKinney fire investigators say a sprinkler saved Hutchins BBQ restaurant when a fire broke out on New Year's Eve. The fire sprinkler kept the fire from spreading until firefighters arrived at about ...

Fans were placed throughout the Fisher community building to dry out the flooring and outer wall areas impacted by standing water when an overhead sprinkler went off in Mayor Mike Bayler’s office ...

It's a growing problem at some local jails. Inmates are damaging overhead sprinklers -- causing flooding damage. It's becoming more than a nuisance at the Kosciusko County Jail. "It's a thing that ...