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 ...
As climate change intensifies extreme heat, farms are becoming less hospitable to nesting birds, a new study found. That could be another barrier to maintaining rapidly eroding biodiversity that also provides benefits to humans, including farmers who get free pest control when birds eat ...
Cell phone video that a game warden said showed a hunter petting an illegally shot and injured deer, and saying “good boy” before killing the animal, has raised calls from wildlife advocates for animal cruelty charges. But Vermont’s animal cruelty law does not apply to activities regulated by the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, including hunting and trapping, officials said. The 21-year-old hunter shown in the video is facing a slew of deer poaching and other charges from incidents in October and November of 2022, including hunting while his license was revoked. His ...
