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Showing posts with label sheep. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sheep. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 23, 2025

New World screwworm detected roughly 70 miles from the Texas border as USDA efforts intensify

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New World screwworm was found roughly 70  miles from Laredo, Texas. (USDA photo)   The New World screwworm and its flesh-eating larvae have ...
Tuesday, April 09, 2024

Flora & Fauna: A new flower in town; traveling worms; ants go for global domination; what's in a single drop of water?

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Firefly Petunia flowers emit light. (Light Bio photo via Lancaster Farming) With spring and summer come abundant flowers and plants, but in ...
Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Natural wonders: Mt. Rainer's glaciers; wacky animals decline; the little bat that could; repurposing waste wool

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Mt. Rainer is an active volcano. (Photo by Tiffany Von Arnim via the National Park Service, CC image) At 14,410 feet, Mount Rainier is the h...
Thursday, October 26, 2023

Fauna Thursday: Sheep are lawn care experts; learn more about this invasive bug; beavers get their own conference

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Sheep on the White House lawn in 1919. (Photo by Harris & Ewing, Library of Congress via The Washington Post) Tired of mowing your grass...
Thursday, October 12, 2023

Quick hits: Learning about guns the rural way; making 'pain-free' horseradish; inspiration from a farm girl; rugged art

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Horseradish can have a mighty kick! "Making it from fresh roots is easy and rewarding, but the oil released during processing can be an...
Tuesday, August 01, 2023

Flora and fauna: Cat is a shepherd; your fruit is sweeter; the American Serengeti; wild boar for dinner; Vt. prefers cats

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Bodacious loves his sheep. (Photo by Jesse Hirsch, Modern Farmer) You heard it here first. A cat in Ireland is a shepherd. "If you'...
Tuesday, June 06, 2023

Shepherds aim to put 'Kentucky spring lamb' back on U.S. menus and truly reclaim Appalachian strip-mined land

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Lester Brashear is one of 300 sheep farmers in southeastern Kentucky who are hoping to use reclaimed strip mines to create a new market for ...
Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Flora/fauna: The grizzly bear may return to the Cascades; revelations in 'chicken-speak,' how to repel mosquitoes . . .

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service map via National Geographic shows current grizzly range in dark brown, historic range in light brown. Grizzl...
Tuesday, December 13, 2022

USDA funds 71 climate-related projects at less than $5 million, many of them to 'figure out what works,' Vilsack says

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The Department of Agriculture has funded 71 more five-year "projects to develop climate-smart commodities and a money-making market fo...
Friday, February 19, 2021

Quick hits: Firefighters face lies, biased studies when trying to uncover truth about carcinogenic chemicals in their gear

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Here's a roundup of stories with rural resonance; if you do or see similar work that should be shared on The Rural Blog, email us at hea...
Wednesday, May 20, 2020

USDA releases details for pandemic-related aid to farmers

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On Tuesday the U.S. Department of Agriculture released long-awaited details about its $16 billion direct payment program for farmers and ...
Monday, December 23, 2019

Can mutton make a comeback in the United States?

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A number of dishes are likely to appear on American tables this holiday season: turkey, ham, dressing, mashed potatoes, latkes, kugel and m...
Tuesday, July 02, 2019

Rainy spring boosts invasive cheatgrass in Western U.S., increasing risk of wildfires on rangelands

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Map shows types of reports of cheatgrass. Click on the image for a larger version, or  click here  for an interactive version with number...
Friday, June 14, 2019

Quick hits: Cycling helps rural economies; Maine islands get health care by boat; rainbow tailgate goes viral

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Here's a roundup of stories with rural resonance; if you do or see similar work that should be shared on The Rural Blog, email us at he...
Monday, January 07, 2019

Increasingly popular practice of pasturing livestock in woodlots could reduce producers' carbon footprint

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Photo by Lela Nargi, Civil Eats The ancient practice of silvopasture, or pasturing animals among trees, is becoming more popular in the...
Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Sheep farmers hit by drought, high feed prices, low lamb prices and maybe market manipulation

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The last few years have been particularly difficult for Western sheep farmers. "Skyrocketing feed costs, a brutal drought and plungi...
Monday, November 19, 2012

Lamb prices plummet one year after record highs

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Wholesale lamb prices are at an all-time low. A pound of lamb chops costs about $16 and ground lamb costs about $10; but ranchers are bei...
Thursday, August 02, 2012

House passes drought-aid bill, as outlook for overall Farm Bill remains unclear

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The House passed a disaster aid package today to help cattle and sheep ranchers who are running out of pasture and up against high feed pr...
Thursday, February 17, 2011

'Farm animals are not pets,' we are reminded

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Peter Davies, one of the owners of Turkana Farms in Germantown, N.Y., writes a farewell story about his very special ram, Suleyman the Magn...
Saturday, April 24, 2010

Volcanic ash poses threat to Iceland's livestock

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It's not just the airlines that are feeling the fallout from the erupting volcano in Iceland. The toxic ash is also affecting livestock ...