In today’s workforce, continuous professional development is important for staying abreast of new technologies, evolving techniques and the latest scientific discoveries. The National Association of County Agricultural Agents provides numerous avenues for expanding my expertise in my ...
HARRISBURG — Several birds that live in and flutter around Pennsylvania could have new names in the near future. The American Ornithological Society announced Nov. 1 that it will rename North American birds to dissociate the animals from namesakes with problematic pasts. Several birds, ...
Soybean cyst nematode is the most damaging soybean pathogen in the US. Is it in your fields? Soil testing is one way to find out. If you are a soybean grower, consider taking soil samples after harvest and have them tested for soybean cyst nematode (SCN, Heterodera glycines). Take advantage ...
Has your car been getting pelted with acorns? Have you found yourself running through a hailstorm of walnuts with your hands protecting your head? Chances are the trees in your region are experiencing a mast year. Nut-bearing trees, like black walnuts, beeches and those acorn-producing oaks, have “on” and “off” years. “On” years, called mast years, see vigorous production of nuts across an entire species throughout a region. During mast years, a single oak can drop thousands of acorns, forcing you to rake your lawn even before any leaves drop, or sweep your driveway to ...
I confess: I am a reluctant cleaner of bird feeders. For years I imagined that keeping feeders filled with fresh, dry seed, periodically removing dropped seed and shells from the ground underneath and disinfecting them at the end of the season — to avoid attracting bears, I feed only in ...
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Greg Schneider scans rows upon rows of liquid-filled glass jars containing coiled snake specimens, just a portion of the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology’s reptile and amphibian collection believed to be the largest held by any research institution in the ...
