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UK Ag Equine Programs to host equine showcase, breeders’ short course
LEXINGTON, Ky., – University of Kentucky Ag Equine Programs will host the UK Equine Showcase Feb. 7 and the fifth annual Kentucky Breeders’ Short Course Feb. 8-9, both at the Four Points Sheraton, 1938 Stanton Way, in Lexington. The UK Equine Showcase, now in its third year, will highlight the university’s current equine programs and
Why do leaves change colors before they fall?
The science behind fall’s beauty: Why do leaves turn colors? Why do they fall from trees, anyway?
‘All these numbers’ tell a story now
In modern political campaigns it’s a given that opponents will attack each others’ ideas, misrepresent each others’ record and, metaphorically, make every attempt to rip each others’ ugly face off. Since this vitriol is expected, little of it finds traction. It’s “politics as usual” and, as usual, it rarely changes minds, votes or outcomes. A
Successful graziers should act like people in any profession to succeed
The start of the growing season is a good time to reflect on the characteristics of successful graziers. Recently, I was asked to do a presentation on this exact topic. In preparation I thought of those livestock producers I’ve met who always seem to be doing well. By the time I had finished writing notes
The miracle of monarch migration
Changing day length bird migration triggers bird migration because photoperiod is the only absolutely reliable environmental cue that signals birds that keeps seasonal time. Ruby-throated hummingbirds have already begun to leave, and chimney swifts and nighthawks are gathering in evening skies as they prepare to head south. Monarch butterflies Even more remarkable than bird migration,
Sandhill cranes perform a courtship to remember
The Platte River flows past Kearney, Neb., and in March it can be a cold, inhospitable place. It certainly was back in 1982. I was there for a professional meeting, but I spent my first afternoon shivering in a blind overlooking the river. Waterfowl, mostly Canada geese and mallards, covered the shallows and sand bars.
Facts on the yellow-bellied sapsucker
To the uninitiated, the yellow-bellied sapsucker sounds like a mythical creature. “Where is it in the field guide?” they ask. “Right next to the “bleary-eyed bedthrasher?” “No,” I answer. “It’s a woodpecker.” Four There are actually four species of sapsuckers in North America, but only the yellow-belly is found here in the east. Williamson’s, red-breasted,
Heat wave can be ‘sneaky’ killer
Most people don’t realize that their odds for a heat-related illness go up the longer they’re exposed, climatologists say.
Variety changes blackberry production
“Now you can sell as much as you can grow, and you’ll be able to grow more,” says OARDC researcher Michele Stanton.
New poster is based on county’s beautiful barns
SALEM, Ohio – As Jan Douglass drove through Columbiana County recently, she was saddened at the number of barns falling into disrepair.
