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Weasels: Tiny but mighty
Weasels’ claim to fame as killing machines hardly endear them to many nature watchers, but without them, we might live in a world overrun by rodents.
Northwest Ohio: Windbreak program halts gales
The Northwest Ohio Field Windbreak Program protects fields and pays good money, too.
From fish tanks to gas tanks, algae capable of producing alternative fuel
BOZEMAN, Mont. — The same brown algae that cover rocks and cause anglers to slip while fly fishing contain oil that can be turned into diesel fuel, said a Montana State University microbiologist. Drivers can’t pump algal fuel into their gas tanks yet, but Keith Cooksey said the idea holds promise. He felt that way
Bio-fuel vehicles added to OARDC fleet
The vehicles can run on gasoline or natural gas. The OARDC is in the process of making its own compressed natural gas, with its research partner, quasar energy group.
Avoiding the hay mow powwow
Columnist Judith Sutherland confesses having a panic attack on the way to the hay mow.
Field day highlights custom grazing
CASSADAGA, N.Y. – Doug and Colleen Aldrich of Cassadaga, N.Y., recently hosted a grazing field day at their farm.
Mourning doves: A most unusual nest
Mourning doves are one of the most abundant birds in North America. Key to their success is that they are generalists in every sense of the word.
OSU weed specialist: Do legwork to stop spread of herbicide-resistant weeds
COLUMBUS — Ohio growers, agribusinesses and Ohio State University weed scientists will need to work over the next decade to prevent a weed known to many cotton and soybean farmers in the south as “pigweed on steroids” from further expansion in Ohio, an Ohio State University Extension expert says. Ohio Palmer amaranth, which is a
Report reveals farmers, ethanol not to blame for high food prices
SALEM, Ohio — American farmers deserve an apology, and leaders of the American Farm Bureau, National Farmers Union, National Corn Growers Association and Growth Energy are calling on Congress to make sure that happens. The demand comes on the heels of a government report issued earlier this month that admits American farmers and the still-blossoming
If you can, take a kid fishing this spring season
Few experiences are more rewarding than introducing a child to the outdoors. I remember teaching my daughters at the age of three to recognize the voice of a barred owl – “Who cooks for you, who cooks for you-all!” They were amazed they could identify a bird without seeing it. And when my wife and
