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Complicated barn cat politics
Barn cat politics are complicated. They are full of alliances, double-crossing and violent overthrows.
Is there a market for locally-grown broccoli on the East Coast?
As part of the project, plant breeders at Cornell are developing strains of broccoli that can be grown successfully on the East Coast.
What color matches a deer head?
Columnist Kymberly Foster Seabolt searches for the perfect dining room paint color to match her husband’s mounted deer head.
Pa. extension educator’s firing draws backlash from farmers
SALEM, Ohio – Last fall it was probation for Don Hunter, the Washington County, Pa., extension livestock educator.
Earth Day arrives, but green is not always good
You don’t want to see this type of green on Earth Day: harmful algae blooms that look like blue-green paint or scum floating on the water. Lake Erie isn’t the only body of water fighting the problem.
GIPSA rule changes could devastate seedstock producers in cattle industry
Cattlemen plan to fight back against proposed GIPSA rule changes at annual roundup.
Rabbits or rodents? Meet the lagomorphs
Thanks to cartoon characters such as Bugs Bunny, the rabbits we see in our backyards, eastern cottontails are familiar to almost everyone. And yet I suspect most people think they are rodents. They are not. Rabbits and hares are lagomorphs, members of the mammalian order Lagomorpha. The confusion is understandable. Both groups are herbivores, and
Making environmentally friendly seafood choices
My wife and I dine out more often during the summer, especially when we’re on vacation. And for some reason, we favor the seafood part of the menu during warmer weather. And with that choice comes the uncertainty of knowing what meal to select. Seafood types Many types of seafood are overfished, and our meal
A pluggable, hybrid electric tractor? It could happen
AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas company is thinking modular and hybrid for the next generation of terminal tractors. Emisstar received a $722,000 grant from the state of Texas to develop a pluggable hybrid electric terminal tractor, or PHETT. Ohio company involved Emisstar wrote the successful grant proposal for their client, Capacity of Texas. The competitive
A glimpse into farm life in the 1800s
Judith Sutherland shares journal entries from a farm boy written in the 1800s.
