New Truck Reviews

Although tractors (and lately, ATVs and UTVs ) tend to take the spotlight when discussing workaholic farm vehicles, I'll venture to say that no farm—hobby or otherwise—is truly complete without a tried-and-true, tough-as-nails farm truck to serve...

- Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc. ...Bailey Nurseries has earned a reputation as a leader in the nursery industry with inventive techniques, high-quality plants and active involvement in industry organizations.

Farmers are pleased with Senate's amendment to exempt farm trucks from bill S.1813, allowing flexibility with state-border regulations, and await House approval. “Farmers who transport their product outside the state should be exempted from some regulatory...

The load might be as small as a few 50-pound sacks of feed or as large as a 5-ton tractor. Half-ton trucks can pull as much as about 4 tons gross weight. Having the right equipment for pulling a trailer can make the difference between a routine drive...

This week, we're launching a brand-new program that we think is a great addition to the community; the Garden Showcase! You'll have the ability to create albums of images and fill in helpful details like location, soil, climate and zone, to help others...

This is a tutorial for how to use this handy feature to keep track of your plants. You do not have to select every option, my Natural Landscape album,, obviously does not have an amount spent, but it is Temperate and Continental, zone 7a, over 10 years...

Today, Commander's executive chef, Tory McPhail, creates delicious Creole cuisine - one of the many culinary highlights of our stay, along with the tour of their kitchen.There are so many things to do and see in New Orleans.

A tree with 1,460 rings was found in Olympic National Forest.These may be the oldest of all. Cedars in general, however, are known for their longevity, and some species boast some of the oldest living trees in the world.Native to Virginia, the Eastern...

New Zealand flax plants are popular ornamentals in United States Department of Agriculture zone 8. Cultivars exhibit red, yellow, green, burgundy, purple, maroon and many more foliage colors.

I've been leafing through the Territorial Seed Company's catalog too (and dog earring lots of pages!). ‘Tigger' maybe, and/or ‘Alvaro' for starters. I'll need to grow them vertically in order to have enough room for everything I want to grow.

Image courtesy of OrchidWeb.Locate a Coryanthes vasquezii orchid, which attracts orchid bees that are capable of pollinating the Brazil nut flowers. When they are present near a Brazil nut tree, then natural pollination will occur.

Then calculate the area of the the entire picture, square it, and multiply that number by the percentage (in decimal form) that is occupied by the tree. Now, calculate what percentage of the picture is a tree, and what percentage is not a tree.

They relationship between the two has been evolving for millions of years, and is so ingrained in both plants and animals that their survival is no longer mutually exclusive.Flowers evolved as a way for plants to encourage animals and insects to pollinate...

Maples are among the most common trees in North America as well as some of the most easily identified. Different varieties also have different habitats. Some areas of the eastern United States are home to several maple species, while in other areas maples...

I searched with the light deeper into the indoor part of the coop and saw the hen sitting where I'd last left her, on top of a pile of eggs. She was the size of a tangerine. I reached my hand in and picked her up.

I have a few more steps to add here and there, and a little expansion in the shady-plants area, but 95 percent of the main construction is now finished. After I fill it all with dirt, the soil surface will be 2 feet above the rock ridge.

Working as our own general contractors, designers and architects, we plotted out our goals for our new farmhouse , its functionality and the available budget. From our experience with the newly exposed rafters and failing roof, as well as some research...

Apple trees tend to bloom early in the season, midseason or late in the season. Growers can also perform their own grafts to introduce a new cultivar or a pollinator or to reproduce a specific apple cultivar, as fruit trees do not grow true to seed.Blooming...

Flowering cherries and redbuds are harbingers of spring, with early blooms. It bursts out with purple and purplish pink flowers in early spring. Thousands of purple trumpet flowers bunch together at the end of its branches in pyramid-shaped clusters.

Of course, it helps that I dog-eared the tool catalogs for my wife. << More Shop Talk >> Tags electric drill , Jim Ruen , metal bender , new year , tools Rare-earth magnets in each hold them in place against vise jaws or other metal surfaces.

Someone in charge of municipal maintenance should be able to tell you what's used to make the compost, so if you are concerned about it, just ask. That being said, I have never heard of municipally produced compost harming a garden when used appropriately.

Water can become polluted by a number of sources, ranging from sewage treatment plants and factories to mining activities, paved roads and agricultural runoff, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Because these flowers rely on an outward source to pollinate them, some plants have evolved to make themselves even more attractive to their pollinators.The bee orchid has even evolved so that it appears as if a female bee is on the orchid, when in fact...

Not because it might have been expensive, but since we don't get champagne too often we think that, maybe, we'll want to finish it some day - yet, we don't want it anymore. 'What shall I do with you?' - I've always wondered, but I had no answer - not...

A mature specimen will be about 10 to 20 feet wide, but a row of Green Giant trees can be planted just six feet apart for a quick screen. Today, this tree remains valuable in the home landscape because it offers excellent disease and pest resistance.

It is also considered a highly productive summer squash. For best results, make sure you amend the soil with a layer of compost to improve moisture retention. Pruning your zucchini will also allow more sunlight to reach the fruits as zucchini leaves can...

Harvested while green, bartletts turn yellow and are also a favorite eating pear. This zone extends from northeast Washington state in a saddle that goes down through eastern Oregon across most of Nevada and Utah (skipping most of Colorado), and continues...