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Enjoying nature and keeping pests out
Over the last 30 years, deer and raccoons have cost me a small fortune. Though I never intentionally feed these backyard visitors, they’re difficult to discourage.
Got guts? Bet on TPP in the U.S.A.
Let’s go out on a small limb and make a big prediction: Not only will the U.S. Senate vote to give this president and the next one fast track trade authority, so too will the U.S. House of Representatives.
Tax season is a good time for planning
As we begin the month of December, it is great time for farmers to start to analyze their 2014 farm records.
Obama vows executive action over immigration reform
President’s plan would allow more than 4 million undocumented immigrants to stay here on a temporary basis.
Pony love is equal to Grandpa’s love
“The journey through life is brightened and enlightened by those who travel at least part of it on horseback.” —Anonymous Part Three Ponies, my friend Cindy explained to me just yesterday, have two gears. The first gear, she said, is known as a filling-loosening trot; second, a flat-out gallop. “Wait,” I said. “What is that
The spring gobbler season is as addictive as texting
Spring gobbler season is as addictive as texting. A dedicated turkey hunter just can’t enough, can’t suffer enough, can’t break the habit.
Spring bird feeding made easy
Now that trilliums and May apples are up, there’s little doubt that spring is here. Time to take the bird feeders down, right? Not necessarily. Nyjer, nectar and mealworms are great warm weather foods for a variety of backyard birds. I provide nyjer (also called “thistle”) for goldfinches year round. After nesting, they bring their
Day with Smithsonian birds was dream come true
Last month I wrote about Marcy Heacker, a research associate and forensic ornithologist in the bird division of the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. I met Marcy earlier this fall, and she invited me to visit for a behind-the-scenes tour. A few weeks ago my daughter, Nora, joined me for the visit. In advance of
Atrazine review: Nothing to hide
Forty-five years may have dimmed a frame or two of memory but I can still see my father emptying small bags of flour-like powder into a five-gallon bucket and then slowing stirring in a trickle of water until the two ingredients combined to make a chalky, white cream. The bags contained the still-new, pre-emergent herbicide
Surviving the dairy crisis may mean changes to operation
Area dairy producers say the struggle to survive will be worth it once the market rebounds.
