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Notes on whooping cranes and hummingbirds
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) recently announced plans to reintroduce a non-migratory flock of endangered whooping cranes in Louisiana. If this proposal is approved, the reintroduction could begin in early 2011. There are approximately 1.3 million acres of suitable marsh habitat in southwestern coastal Louisiana. The cranes are not expected to be affected
The Wilds animal park is a dream come true
Back in the summer of 1993 I eagerly awaited the release of Jurassic Park and its promise of computer-generated, live action footage of dinosaurs. Dinosaurs are the creatures that hooked me on nature. I collected and played with the hard plastic models and would have done anything to see live dinosaurs. I’ll never forget an
Let there be light
How many mystery writers does it take to screw in a light bulb? Two: One to screw it almost all the way in and the other to give it a surprising twist at the end. How many managers does it take to change a light bulb? We’ve formed a task force to study the problem
Dairy Excel: Managing TMRs for performance
What happens when cows don’t eat the ration that was created for them? Wayne County Extension Agent Tom Noyes explains it all in this week’s Dairy Excel column.
Heralding summer with a swing and a bang
Columnist Kymberly Foster Seabolt writes about the arrival of summer.
Fashion flashbacks cause lack of all sense
Are we really doomed to see a return of leg warmers and Big Hair? Columnist Kymberly Foster Seabolt says once killed, a fashion trend should stay dead.
Collectors enjoy a good paper chase
Antique columnist Roy Booth writes of collecting paper dolls.
Dead cow walking: USDA questioned
Columnist Alan Guebert explains the reasons for more USDA mad cow testing.
Pesticides: Think before you spray
When spraying pesticides, don’t let others get your drift.
Interest rates help push farmland values; buyers ‘locking into land’
DENVER – U.S. farmland values continue rising at rapid rates, according to the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, with some locations experiencing sales well above peak market prices.
