| Swath grazing annual forages can be viable alternative to range
STREETER, N.D. - Swath grazing is one option livestock producers can use to winter beef cows in this region, research at the North Dakota State University Central Grasslands Research Center shows.Kevin Sedivec, NDSU animal scientists, said this type of grazing can be an economical choice for producers as it eliminates some harvesting costs.The costs of swathing, baling, stacking, storing, and feeding baled hay can be reduced by allowing livestock to "swath graze" windrows. Swath grazing is the process of cutting hay, leaving it in windrows, and allowing livestock to graze these windrows in the winter.Another reason producers may want to try swath grazing is that swathed forages keep their nutritional content better than the standing crop, Sedivec said.With a standing crop, nutrition can be lost due to cattle trampling, poor use of the crop, and limited water supplies on annual crop land.
University questions LEED rankings
Sustainable food confronts elitist past BERKELEY, Calif. — The lush, creamy flesh of the date melts on the tongue, pairing perfectly with the locally grown tangerine's fresh, almost fanciful flavor. Served by...... Back from Davos, Esty sees rise of greener free market In a phone interview with the News, Esty said that at the conference he noticed a major shift in business leaders' perceptions of the relationship between the environment and...... .
Sealyham Terrier 'Charmin' Crowned at Seventh Annual AKC/Eukanuba ...
LONG BEACH, Calif., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- And the winner is...Sealyham Terrier Ch Efbe's Hidalgo at Goodspice, known as "Charmin" of Cochranville, PA owned by Margery & Richard Good and Sandra Middlebrooks. Earning a $50,000 cash prize and the title of AKC/Eukanuba National Champion, Charmin was crowned the nation's top dog at the conclusion of the two-day competition in Long Beach, CA. Best in Show judge Miss Maxine V. Beam of Fort Worth, TX awarded the National Champion title. In total, nearly 2,500 dogs competed in conformation for prestigious titles and $225,000 -- the largest prize money of any dog show in the world. The AKC/Eukanuba National Championship will be simulcast on Animal Planet and the Discovery Channel on February 2, 2008 from 8-11 p.m.
Fresh Cafe a mecca for everything vegetarian
So I decided to eat better. I've gone from a size 12 to a size 3 - that's smaller than I've ever been. I don't feel deprived. I just don't crave junk any more.
Q. Where do you get your wheat grass?
A. We have a Carlisle address - that's where I grow my wheatgrass in a greenhouse at home.
I also sell the seed and kits for wheat grass.
A one-ounce shot of wheat grass has more protein than one egg. Although fresh is best, I sell frozen packs of wheat grass juice at Gateway Market.
Q. What's a typical breakfast for you?
A. Every morning, I have oatmeal. I use virgin, unprocessed coconut oil in it - that's an omega 3 oil. I might also put raw almonds in my cereal.
Eat, drink and be Melbourne
The annual Melbourne Food & Wine Festival kicked off on Friday with talk, tastes, tours and objets d'art, and will continue until March 8 when (for $45) mad hatters and others will be able to dress up and eat cucumber sandwiches and cupcakes at an Alice in Wonderland tea party at Madame Brussels in Bourke Street. The highlight of the festival will be the Langham Hotel's program of masterclasses next weekend, March 1-2. There are still some places left but they won't last. The festival's PR chief Ellie Rowland says the number of participants depends on various room sizes; they can accommodate 70 to 200. Some classes, such as the Greek chefs and France's Generation C chef Gilles Choukroun, which will be conducted in French, are booked out. But there still are enticing insider's perspectives to be had.
Harper 'sabotaged' climate change efforts: Dion
And you think telling one smoker in a room full of smokers, some of them chain smokers, to quit will actually clean up the room? I think maybe a person saying, 'we all have to stop,' is a better leader than the one who says, 'I will stop,' but in reality just hides his smoking habit from the rest.
I think Mr. Harper's insistance that all stop polluting is a better call then Dion's 'We signed an agreement, but we didn't live up to it,' call. Posted 01/12/07 at 3:24 PM EST | Alert an Editor | Link to Comment .
Soldier on, Huckabee
Though the Cold War has been over for a generation, McCain has become more bellicose. He warns us new wars are coming, demands the ouster of Vladimir Putin from the G-8 and threatens Iran. Huckabee has a chance to do himself a world of good by piling up votes and delegates and making himself a conservative alternative to McCain. But he also has a chance to serve his party and country by putting on the table the issues that neither party is addressing. ©2008 Creators Syndicate Inc. .
COLUMN: Conservatives yield to 'Big Brother' in the name of security
ACLU helps free a New Mexico street preacher from prison. May 25, 2005: ACLU sues Wisconsin prison on behalf of a Muslim woman who was forced to remove her headscarf in front of male guards and prisoners. February 2005: ACLU of Pennsylvania successfully defends the right of an African American Evangelical church to occupy a church building purchased in a predominantly white parish. December 22, 2004: ACLU of New Jersey successfully defends right of religious expression by jurors. November 20, 2004: ACLU of Nevada supports free speech rights of evangelists to preach on the sidewalks of the strip in Las Vegas. November 9, 2004: ACLU of Nevada defends a Mormon student who was suspended after wearing a T-shirt with a religious message to school. August 11, 2004: ACLU of Nebraska defends church facing eviction by the city of Lincoln.
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