In 1939, L.C. Schank, a teacher in Fallon, purchased the family's first plot of farming and ranching land. What started as 160 acres has grown to 900.
U.S. Agriculture Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small paid a visit to Abe's Hay'n' Feed Farm, also originally known as L.C. Schank and Sons, located off Austin Highway in Fallon on Monday.
The Sheriff's Office says that the black blister beetle found in the Sierra Valley is about half an inch long, narrow, and elongates and the covering over the wings is soft and flexible.
Heavy rain over the past month has caused some flash flooding in northern Nevada. But for farmers, the extra precipitation has been a bright spot in an otherwise challenging year.
Vintners in Washoe County are on a mission. They hope to help grow a new industry in Nevada. And their first step is to change the laws to allow it.
Among the things the current California drought is impacting, is honey. Bee keepers are struggling. They say finding the sweet spots to pollinate is like finding a needle in a very dry haystack.
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