Tag: weather
Glory be to a rainy spring
Wet spring weather has Eliza Blue and her husband busier than usual on their South Dakota ranch. However, they're grateful for the water.
The honor of dealing in extremes
Eliza Blue reflects on the weather extremes that impact operations on her South Dakota ranch.
Managing hay fields and pastures when storms blow debris into them
Debris blown into pastures following storms poses risks to grazing livestock. Ohio State Extension educator Jason Hartschuh has some tips to minimize them.
Driving through the fog
Eliza Blue takes a leap of faith, driving over an hour through thick fog to speak at a conference.
A hymn of redemption and melting water
Eliza Blue rejoices as the harshness of prairie winter begins to thaw for a moment of temporary respite.
Fog calendars can predict precipitation
Eliza Blue discusses how she and her friend, Heather Benson, use the fog calendar to predict precipitation.
Winter weather forecasts depend a lot on who you ask
There are plenty of tools — both based in science and based on folklore and human observation — to predict winter weather. Find out what actually works.
Why did the woolly bear cross the road?
Woolly bears emerge in large numbers during the fall. Tami Gingrich offers insight into their behavior and lifecycle.
This summer in western South Dakota has been gloriously green
Thriving in western South Dakota often looks more like just surviving, but this year, Eliza Blue can relax a little as rain is once again predicted to fall.
Heat waves cause problems for bee populations
A research team led by Penn State was the first to study how extreme heat waves affect the host-pathogen relationship between two species of solitary bees.
