According to the SCSO, scammers approach homeowners and ask if they want to purchase the pine straw on a “per bale basis.” After the pine straw is spread, the scammers inflate the price of the ...

One yard of wheat straw mulch costs $140 to $160 when purchased by the bale from a home center or ... you may want to hire landscapers at prevailing local wages. The most important choice with ...

When inventory is low, Caudill and Barker have to use an alternative. So, instead of Bermuda hay, they use bale straw from rice farms. I pointed out dry years, but wet periods cause problems too.

Deputies with the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office are warning residents about a scam involving four men offering to put pine ...

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The wet autumn last year resulted in lower levels of planting and continued poor weather has caused winter losses. Alistair Hodnett of Hodnett Scotland, who trades in grain, feeds, fertilisers and ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A Portsmouth man was sentenced to 17 years for making false statements to illegally straw-purchase firearms, the Department of Justice said. This conviction comes after 42-year ...

Police said a citizen contacted officers on June 22 about a group of people who came to his house offering to spread pine straw in his flower bed. The parties agreed to $6 a bale, which equated to ...

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I have a few stipulations when traveling, and going through the airport hands-free is one of them. I hate having a loose jacket, hat, or sweater that I’m responsible for keeping track of ...

About 750 people participated in the straw poll at the Melbourne Auditorium, and many are likely to be voters in the Aug. 20 ...