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Return of the woodcock a sure sign of spring
The dance of the woodcock is a rite of spring that every birder should experience at least once.
Birds and other things bring early signs of spring
With lakes and rivers still mostly frozen, it may seem overly optimistic to think of spring. But it’s coming.
What is sustainable agriculture, really?
Writing Dirt on Conservation articles is a rewarding task that all the soil and water staff members who write take seriously. We all want the readers to know what we do, how we do it and who we do it with. My problem is coming up with a topic that hasn’t already been covered and
Grand Vue Park’s white deer attract attention
Earlier this year two white fawns stole the show at Grand Vue Park (www.grandvuepark.com) near Moundsville, W.Va. They were hard to miss, and soon became favorites of park visitors. Park general manager Craig White told me people began driving through the park just to see the white deer. Photographers hoped for that special shot. Rock
Washington, D.C. Impact of sequester cuts lost in hoopla
Economists concerned about slashes in local, state-level statistical data.
Mercury outboard motors have made the difference
When my dad came home with a brand new Mercury outboard, I thought that I had gone to fishing heaven. That was in the mid-1950s when outboard motors for the most part were considered luxuries and my dad wasn’t in to luxuries.But he did like to fish and he did like to fish from a
Electric cars gaining in popularity
NEWARK, Del. — Want a Nissan Leaf? Join the 20,000 people on the waiting list to get one. The Chevy Volt got your eye? General Motors ramped up availability earlier this year to try and meet demand. With the latest generation of electric vehicles gaining traction, new findings from University of Delaware researchers are informing
Forecast for March: Very, very hot
After hiring into the market newsletter biz 30 years ago, my new bosses informed me that I’d sink or swim on how well I learned either fundamental or technical market analysis. I had two weeks to master one. Since fundamental analysis centers on farm and ranch facts and figures and technical analysis relies on charts
Farm bill is a wobbly effort at best
When longtime Texas congressman “Cotton” Charlie Stenholm got bushwhacked for re-election by colleague Tom DeLay’s infamous Texas redistricting plan in 2004, most ag policy hands lamented that much of the House Agriculture Committee’s farm bill experience went down with him.
Army food and worldwide cuisine
Military chow has a lasting, often lousy reputation, shares columnist Roy Booth.
