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Pyrethrins and its cousins: a veterinary perspective on the good, the bad and the ugly
Making me think that Etofenprox is only safe to use on cats as very specific concentrationsUntreated, overexposed pets can die of hyperthermia and brain damage from constant seizuring and tremoring, or directly due to respiratory failure from the nerve...
California
El Segundo
Fun Feature: Making Compost in the Self-contained Toter Composter #2
As most everyone knows, watermelon is like candy for raccoons and the little masked bandits have yet to raid the container. It seems critter-proof and the watermelon remains untouched.
California
El Segundo
Fun Feature: Making Compost in the Self-contained Toter Composter #3
This incident caused me to let the material to get too dry. There's a few eggshell pieces and some of my larger dry materials should have been broken up a bit more before I added them, but for my first effort, I'm quite pleased.Since my compost has quite...
California
El Segundo
Poor Kernel Production: Why Are There No Kernels On Corn
Each silk is a potential kernel. This will aid in increasing pollination, simply due to close proximity. Why is corn not producing kernels and how can you steer clear of poor kernel production?
Ohio
Willoughby
Dairy Farmer\'s Journal: Dogs
She had belonged to Stan's dad, but Stan had been the one who fed her and trained her. They had reconsidered, feeling that a dairy farmer needed a good dog worse than someone in town.
California
El Segundo
Dairy Farmer\'s Journal: Grazing
How hard could it be to figure out what the cows needed in a day? Now, most of our major movable fences make use of poly tape, which is more visible to both cows and deer. In the early 1980s, there was a series of articles in “Hoard's Dairyman” written...
California
El Segundo
Dairy Goat Information Chart
You love the idea of raising dairy goats for milk, breeding or pleasure. Download a copy of Sue Weaver's Dairy Goat Breed Information Chart for all the details about the miniature and full-sized dairy goats that work best for the hobby farm.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Are Bell Pepper Lobes An Indicator Of Pepper Plant Gender And Seed Production?
The idea of this sparked some curiosity, naturally, so I decided to find out for myself if this is true. Bell peppers produce flowers having both male and female parts (known as “perfect” flowers).
Ohio
Willoughby
Dairy Farmer\'s Journal: Summer work
Ragweed and smartweed that would normally not exceed the height of the oats grew to six feet in the middle of the field. The first hay was cut on May 23 and chopping began on May 24.
California
El Segundo
Spring: Chickens Are Coming, Veggies Are Growing
I should be able to start picking the lettuce in another week or so, the peas are up a few inches, the radish will be harvestable in about a week, and I'm busy deciding which tomatoes I'm going to plant (check future postings for more details about that).
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Free Dairy-processing Resource Released
Hobby farmers can walk themselves through the process of setting up a dairy-processing business from the planning stages to the implementation of all the small details. While the online workbook does not provide the same interaction as the hands-on workshop,...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Mastitis Care For Dairy Goats
Diagnosis is based on the observation of clinical signs, bacterial cultures of the milk and somatic cell counts. Care must be taken to observe the proper withdrawal period—the time that must lapse before the milk or meat can be consumed from a treated...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Raising Dairy Goats for Milk
If all is clear, milk her out, dip the teat again, and allow it to dry. They remove the kids at birth and bottle-feed them , first with the doe's colostrum and then with her milk for 10 to 14 days while transitioning them to milk replacer.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
What are annuals?
Greenhouses offer a selection of plants that grow well in your area. One pack contains enough seed for five or ten average suburban gardens! Plan ahead when growing annuals indoors from seed.
California
El Segundo
Are Roses Perennials?
With more than 150 species, roses have been in existence for more than 35 million years. When planting, enhance the area with organic material like compost or manure to increase the soil quality.
California
Santa Monica
Are Gardenias Toxic?
Although ingestion of the cape jasmine gardenia may cause your pet discomfort, this variety of gardenia is only slightly toxic and does not typically cause a severe reaction, like death.
California
Santa Monica
Are Petunias Perennials?
The plant grows 6 to 18 inches in height and spreads up to 4 feet, making it ideal for borders, containers and mass plantings.Petunias are annual flowers that bloom from spring until frost in the fall.
California
Santa Monica
What Are Sheaves?
In Roy Campbell's "The Serf," sheaves are used metaphorically in the lines "Red clod, to which the war-cry once was rain/And tribal spears the fatal sheaves of corn." The sheaves in this poem are used to represent white people who who farmed this area...
California
Santa Monica
Are Succulents Perennials?
They like gravelly or sandy soil.Succulents do not like standing water, and fast-draining soils are essential in areas with periodic heavy rainfall.Planting them on a mound helps drainage issues.
California
Santa Monica
Are Daffodils Perennials?
Plant daffodils where the foliage basks in no less than 6 hours of sunlight daily. The bulb persists year after year. The bulb is a modified stem that stores carbohydrates. As long as leaves make food after flowering ends and naturally wither away by...
California
Santa Monica
What Are Bantams?
“The world of show poultry is very inviting,” she says. All members receive three newsletters per year plus the annual ABA yearbook, which is a huge resource. Each year, the bands are inscribed with the current year.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Are Gazanias Perennials?
In America, it is sometimes grown as an annual, as it often does not survive harsh winters throughout much of the country.Gazania grows best in dry, sunny areas of the yard.Annual flowers are those that survive only one growing season.
California
Santa Monica
Are Tomatillos Acidic?
Tomatillos are annual plants and simple to grow. Certain foods, including some citrus fruits, are acidic. When making salsa, 5 cups of tomatillos with their husks removed make roughly 2 pints of salsa.
California
Santa Monica
The Bees Are Here! The Bees Are Here!
“How about right here?” I said casually, and braced myself for Steve's effusive praising of my excellent choice of location to begin. “That looks good,” he said. An entire universe lived in there, and now I get to be a part of it.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Milk Producers Struggle During Dairy Month
The U.S. efficiency story is impressive with milk yield per cow continuing to increase to 21,345 pounds per cow. Dairy managers need either lower feed prices and/or higher milk prices to return to profitable levels,” Hutjens says.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Are There Any Barberry Plants That Are Shade Loving?
The chenault barberry (B. Thunbergii) is hardy in zones 5 to 8. Thunbergii var. It prefers partial shade and thrives in well-drained soil. Many have thorny branches or spined foliage.
California
Santa Monica
Are Hobby Farmers \
They had only six cows, but they were busy from dawn to dusk. Shutterstock Sorry, Boy C., but I for one can't imagine having 50 acres—or more—filled with chickens. After all, we were all novices at one time, and not a day goes by that we don't learn...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia