The peat soil under Whangamarino Wetland could take hundreds of years to recover after 1039ha of vegetation burned this week.

A new wind farm south of Newtown in Powys, capable of generating enough electricity for around 69,000 homes has been given ...

That's how Micheal Boyle's story went. Boyle was conducting work on his farm in County Donegal, when he found what turned out to be an ancient slab of bog butter. In ancient times, dairy or animal ...

The Staffordshire Hoard is made of thousands of items. It was discovered by a farmer in 2009 and is the largest collection of ...

But the heart of the bog is treeless because decomposing moss and rainwater create an acidic soil that's tough on trees. It's an unusual combination of conditions that provides home to an equally ...

The location is ideal because of the special conditions that cranberries require, including sandy soil and abundance of fresh ...

In recent years, biodiversity has emerged as a vital theme in rural tourism, and the Ballyhoura region is no exception. But ...

During the growing season, the bog remains dry; it is only during harvest time that farmers flood the bog. This controlled flooding raises the water level just above the cranberry vines ...

ROCHESTER — Olmsted County voters have two soil and water supervisor seats listed on their Nov. 5 ballots, but only one candidate listed on the ballot. Joseph Himmer, whose farm is located northeast ...