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Growing Catnip for Your Furry Friends

Dan August 23, 2019 Nursery Crops, Pollinators, Specialty Crops, This Land of Ours

Cathy Isom has covered a lot of plants for your garden. Today, she has a few reasons why you should be growing catnip for your furry friends. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Catnip is one of 250 species in the mint family. It’s known by many names, including Catswort, Catmint, Field Balm, and Nep, just to name …

Address Finances and Mental Health To Ease Stress
Research shows that what weighs most heavily on farmers’ minds — and their health — is money. Farmers face suicide rates 3.5 times higher than the national average, and economic pressure is one of the leading contributors. A 2025 study by UGA researcher Anna Scheyett and colleagues surveyed 310 farmers to identify which financial topics […]
Safeguarding Citrus Biodiversity
A new greenhouse in Corsica, known as ARCHE, is part of an effort to safeguard one of the world’s largest citrus collections in the face of increasing disease and climate threats. The Citrus Biological Resource Centre (Citrus BRC) inaugurated the 1,100-square meter insect-proof facility on Dec. 5. The facility will soon house hundreds of citrus […]

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