Your location in the state (north or south, east or west) will make some difference in the birds that will come your way; and the kinds of food you feed will also affect who shows up at your feeders. If your feeders get busy (and some folks feed hundreds of pounds of oil sunflower and niger seed each year) you'll watch for sales; many feed dealers have fall specials. What food to feed: The species you attract are determined primarily by the seeds you offer. It enables us to catch a glimpse...

By Bilal Hassan THE textile industry would suffer a serious set back in the backdrop of shortage of cotton lint owing to gross mismanagement regarding supply of quality seed and recommended pesticides, pest scouting and replacement of cotton crop with sugarcane. By Bilal Hassan THE textile industry would suffer a serious set back in the backdrop of shortage of cotton lint owing to gross mismanagement regarding supply of quality seed and recommended pesticides, pest scouting and replacement...

But not everyone agrees with Daenell's views that some food ingredients being toxic. Daenell said ingredients such as high fructose corn syrup and partially hydrogenated oil are big no-no's. Both doctors do agree on one thing, that it's important to learn and understand more about what you're eating and how you're body reacts to certain foods. Jennifer Hone from Rose Medical Center said, from a traditional doctor's view, there's no scientific evidence that shows specific ingredients in...

Published October 17, 2007 09:09 pm - WEST LAFAYETTE Farmers are facing pressure from sales representatives to place their seed orders earlier each year, but the problem with this is that the current year's yield trial information is not yet available, a Purdue University expert said. Published October 17, 2007 09:09 pm - WEST LAFAYETTE Farmers are facing pressure from sales representatives to place their seed orders earlier each year, but the problem with this is that the current year's...

According to Bill Ohde, a biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, and Tom Cox, refuge manager for the United States Fish & Wildlife Service, the slough would have gone dry during drought years, leaving dead fish baking in the sun but giving grass and heavier brush time to take root. According to Bill Ohde, a biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, and Tom Cox, refuge manager for the United States Fish & Wildlife Service, the slough would have gone dry...