Yearly Archives: 2014
Vacation with us: Kalina and Kaluga
We joined Jim Kalina and Marie Kaluga for a great winter escape from Chicora, Pa., to the beaches of Naples, Fla. We’re sure they’ll...
Learning farm ropes can be shocking
It made me stand up a little taller when my dad said to me one morning in the milking parlor, “I just couldn’t farm without you. You do good work.”
Caterpillars, forest birds and trees … how they fit
Let’s examine how small songbirds such as warblers, vireos and flycatchers act as keystone species in forest ecosystems.
El Nino: Is 2014 the new 1997?
On May 8, the National Centers for Environmental Prediction forecasted a 65 percent chance of El Nino developing during the summer of 2014.
Planning to not make plans at all
I’m packing the camper — or at least supposed to be. What I’m actually doing is writing about packing the camper. Procrastination — it’s...
Walleye lessons still hold true over 20 years later
In the mid-1980s, Lake Erie’s declared title of Walleye Capital of the World was already well established and undisputable. Those were times when the...
Environmentalists link with Smithfield
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Environmental Defense Fund recently announced a collaboration with Smithfield Foods and its livestock production subsidiary, Murphy-Brown LLC, that will help...
Touching the electric fence
American humorist Will Rogers once noted that he “wasn’t a member of any organized political party” because “I am a Democrat.” The crack is dead-on funny because it’s bulls-eye true. Just ask any Democrat.
Done planting? Keep good records just in case
Producers should record all pertinent information of natural disaster consequences, including as much documentation as possible to substantiate your claim.
First 24 hours critical for calf colostrum
Colostrum, the first milk given by the dam (mother), is packed with antibodies that act as a passive immune system until the calf's immune system produces antibodies itself. But you have only a 24-hour window to get that colostrum in the calf.
