Insect Control Gains Through Biological Methods
The April Reader's Digest reports on Paul Farb's piece from Rural New Yorker about biological pest control. It notes a bacterial disease reduced Japanese beetle outbreaks, lab produced spores used in many states, and living insecticides cutting global pest numbers.
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Jesséns
Peter Farb
Reader's Digest
New Yorker
New Hampshire
North Carolina
Ohio
U. S. Department of Agriculture
New Jersey
BO U
Plant shrubs at recommended distance from building
Michigan State University extension agent Joe Cox advises planting shrubs away from walls to avoid moisture draw and rafp shading. A mature plant diameter guides distance. for example a four foot shrub should be planted six feet from the wall using a foundation plant key from MSU landscape architecture.
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Trou
Joe Cox
Michigan State University Extension
Cox
Department of Landscape —Architecture
Michigan State University
East Lansing
Seed Labels Guide Better Lawns and Fields in Michigan
Michigan's seed lab stresses checking tag data for purity and germination before purchase. Officials warn impure seed introduces weeds and lowers crop quality, urging selection of high germination with strong purity. Turf mixtures favor fine leaf perennials like Kentucky Bluegrass and Fescue for Michigan lawns.
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G. SiMe.Intyre
Michigan Department of Agriculture
Lansing
John Garver
Michigan
Garver
Isabella 4-H Delegates Named for Michigan Week
Isabella County 4-H Club Week delegates announced by the 4-H Club Council Awards Committee. Selections include Evelyn Wright and 30 others aged 15 or older, with alternates named. The trip to Michigan State University brings 1200 4-Hers together for a week of activities. Also notes county Style Show planned at Mt. Pleasant High School with leaders and committees listed. Pineapple sugars form in leaves and move to the fruit.
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Michigan
Michigan State University
Isabella County
Tsabella County
Evelyn Wright
Brinton Brysy Bees
Fileen Ehler
Little Beavers
Sue. Hutchens
Hulse
Pat Guy
Rolland
Sharon ‘Stowell
Winn
Donna Cameron
Rosebush
Mt. Pleasant High School
A. Getchell
M. Johnson
C. Emory
Michigan finds shortweight in southern poultry shipments
Michigan weights and measures officials uncovered widespread shortweight in southern dressed poultry shipped to Detroit and Flint. A retailer faced losses up to 720 dollars weekly as scales failed to match declared net weight. absorbent giblet wrapping also inflated weight. The department alerted the federal FDA over interstate shipments.
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Michigan
Michigan Department of Agriculture
South
Detroit
Flint
Georgia
Alabama
North Carolina
Tennessee
State Department
Federal Food & Drug Administration
Bakers Support Farmers Through National Retail Bakers Week
In National Retail Bakers Week from April 29 to May 4, the baking industry is highlighted as a strong partner to farmers. Read about vast yearly usage of flour, shortening, milk, sugar, corn products, eggs, and raisins, plus large employment and payroll figures driving the sector.
Aleutian Quake Felt In Flint
A Aleutian Islands earthquake caused about six inches of water level fluctuation in a Flint observation well. The U S Geological Survey records the event and notes Flint felt compression waves within an hour. Michigan and federal biologists operate about 300 wells to study groundwater storage changes, with Flint’s being unique in showing quake related fluctuations.
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Aleutian Islands
Flint
U. S. Geological Survey
John G. Rulison
Michigan Conservation Department
Michigan
Fire Damage Mounting Across Michigan Forests and Grasslands
Michigan reports 1284 acres burned by 44 fires in the last week of March mostly in the lower peninsula. Upper Peninsula sees initial three fires burning eight acres. Northern lower peninsula reports 28 fires for 207 acres and 13 fires in the southern half for 186 acres. Conservation warns landowners to guard against debris burning as spring winds spread fires quickly.
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Michigan
Lower Peninsula
Upper Peninsula
Conservation Department
Dysentery Warning for Cattle Issued by Foundation
The American Foundation for Animal Health issued a seasonal warning about winter dysentery in cattle. Peak outbreaks come in the next two months. early signs include mild indications in one or two animals, with milk output potentially halving if untreated. Early veterinary treatment limits duration to three to seven days.
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American Foundation For Animal Health
Foundation
Pie Crust Technique Keeps Juices Contained
Folding the top crust over the bottom before crimping seals juices inside the pie. This method reduces leakage and creates a stable seal for a well baked filling.
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Farwell, Mich
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S. C. McArthur, M.D
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