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Plenty of options for summer bird feeding
With the right combination of foods, feeders and water, a warm weather feeding station can be just as busy as one in mid-winter.
Falling temperatures sends signal to fill the feeders
When morning low temperatures dip into the 30s, I know it’s time to get serious about filling my bird feeders. Here’s a guide matching desirable birds to specific foods and feeders. The single food that attracts the greatest variety of feeder birds is sunflower seed in tube or hopper feeders. Black-oil sunflower is appealing because
Big data: Farming by the numbers
Better data drives better ag decisions, and data is getting bigger and bigger. How will you manage it?
2012 waterfowl survey results look good
The results of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s 2012 Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey are in, and the news should please duck hunters. Based on aerial surveys over more than two million square miles, the estimate of total ducks in North America was 48.6 million, up from last year’s of 45.6 million and
Creating healthy landscapes through the power of partnerships
CUMBERLAND, Ohio — One of the world’s largest wildlife conservation centers, The Wilds, is nestled among the rolling hills of southeastern Ohio’s Muskingum County. What makes this 10,000-acre safari park and conservation center unique is its location, on top of 14 square miles of reclaimed surface mined lands. It’s on this reclaimed landscape that USDA’s
Some must reads on white-tailed deer history
Over time, many hunters develop an expertise about certain species. For some it’s waterfowl; for others turkeys are the obsession. But for many, if not most, it’s the white-tailed deer. Such expertise comes from years of field experience. It’s much more than getting into the woods a few weeks each November. It comes from becoming
New Pa. Farm Show exhibit: Today’s farm has nothing to hide
“If we’re ashamed of what we’re going, maybe we shouldn’t be doing it.” Opening the barn doors at Pa. Farm Show ‘Today’s Agriculture’ exhibit.
Be prepared: Applying Boy Scout’s motto to travel
Preparing for a hunting adventure can be as enjoyable and challenging as the trip itself. A great friend and I are heading to Manitoba, Canada soon for several days of duck hunting, and we are already worried about packing all the things we may need and making sure everything is ship shape to avoid problems
Raccoon Creek highlights success of Ohio’s Acid Mine Drainage Program
NELSONVILLE, Ohio — The success of the Ohio Acid Mine Drainage Program was recognized in a celebration of partnerships by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mineral Resources Management. The event was held at the Raccoon Creek Kern Hollow site — an acid mine drainage treatment system which is representative of similar water
Composting turns remains to resources
ROCK SPRINGS, Pa. — The death of a farm animal due to old age, premature birth or any other factor is unfortunate, but part of the circle of life. Keyword here is circle. Just because Bessie kicked the bucket doesn’t mean she’s done contributing to the farm.
