The Bluebird Effect explains uncommon bonds
The backyard nesting season is well under way here on the ridge. The first complete bluebird nest held five eggs on March 26. As...
Spring: Easter, birthdays and new life
Remember when old ones died and new were born. And life was changed, disassembled, rearranged. Remember when 30 seemed so old. Now, lookin' back...
Checkoff oversight virtually nil
More and more, the federally-mandated, non-refundable commodity checkoffs resemble something out of a Charles Dickens novel. Most feature huge casts, complicated plots and, to...
Letter writer misrepresented landowners
This letter is in response to the letter by Steven J. Beck in the March 22 issue of Farm and Dairy. The tone of...
National Park Service launches Civil War website
WASHINGTON -- As part of its commemoration of the Civil War Sesquicentennial and coinciding with events marking the 150th anniversary of the Battle of...
Get more from your garden this year
MAXWELL, Calif. -- When spring finally arrives, it's always exciting to get those first seeds safely tucked into the ground.But don't put away your...
Seed buying 101: a gardener’s glossary of terms
MAXWELL, Calif. -- How often do you hear or find yourself wondering what is the difference between an heirloom and an open-pollinated seed variety,...
USDA food assistance programs to benefit nearly 10 million worldwide
WASHINGTON -- The USDA recently announced that international food assistance in fiscal year 2012 will benefit more than 9.7 million people worldwide under USDA's...
Lawrence County father and son team named Master Farmers
James and Rob Yost received the news in January and April 2 they received the honor of being named Master Farmers.
In groundbreaking nanomedicine research, nanoparticles are zapping tumors in humans
New research demonstrates that it is possible to generate medicines with targeted and programmable properties that can concentrate the therapeutic effect directly at the site of disease, potentially revolutionizing how complex diseases such as cancer are treated.
