Vermont ends costly alfalfa weevil battle with wasp allies
Vermont dairymen faced a decade long, multi million dollar fight as the alfalfa weevil devastated fields and cut feed for 300000 cattle. Entomologist George MacCollum and USDA researchers developed biological control by releasing wasp parasites, leading to a marked weevil decline in 1970 and a rebound in alfalfa production, securing the crop as Vermont’s top hay source.
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Burlington
Vermont
George MacCollum
University of Vermont Agricultural Experiment Station
USDA
Maryland
Moorestown
N.J
Agricultural Experiment Station
Job hunting tips for students at University of Vermont
Advice on entering the job market during a period of high competition. Emphasizes treating job hunting as a full time effort, recognizing supply and demand, and highlights key employer criteria such as experience, education, integrity, reliability, initiative, capabilities, and interpersonal skills. Encourages self-improvement to boost employability and notes that many graduates may settle for non teaching or nearby positions.
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North Adams State College
NASC
$1 Increase in Milk Price Urged by Northeast Farmers
Syracuse based Eastern Milk Producers Cooperative head John C. York argues dairy costs rise sharply, calling for a $1.00 per hundred pounds rise in Class I milk price. He cites a 6 percent cost hike from January to January 1972 and urges $8.01 per hundred pounds to keep producers afloat, with similar proportional increases across the four Northeast Federal Milk Orders.
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Syracuse
N.Y
John C. York
Eastern Milk Producers Cooperative Association
York
New York-New Jersey
Northeast
Instant garden soil woes and basic soil factors
County Extension Agent notes shade, drainage, and proper material as key to successful gardening. He warns against shaded, poorly drained or filled soils and explains sod decay delaying soil mellowing, advising patience and organic matter to build fertility.
Vermont deer herd and wild apple tree care guide
A Vermont Natural Resources Forum piece argues feeding deer via wild apple trees aids wildlife, then offers practical pruning and fertilizing steps to boost apple production. It urges selective trimming, drip-line fertilization, and brush piling for habitat, while noting weeds and soil health affect gardens and wildlife.
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Vermont
Extension Service
Septic tanks and phosphates in detergents debate
UVM Extension agronomist explains septic tank systems filter phosphates well and pollution mainly occurs when wash effluent reaches streams or lakes. Soil immobilizes phosphate ions. worry about biodegradable labels is unnecessary. farmers use phosphates but apply to soil, while groundwater has little phosphate from sources.
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Vermont
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