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Following on the heels of an Emerald Ash Borer infestation that wiped out millions of ash trees, a new disease, dubbed Thousand Cankers Disease (TCD), has been decimating black walnuts in the western U.S. — and now it’s spreading east.
Recent Changes in Great Lakes Fisheries
University of Wisconsin Sea Grant fisheries expert Phil Moy explains how the Great Lakes fisheries have changed in the last 25 years. With more invasive species and less phosphorus pollution, Great Lakes fish species face new challenges. With the incoming carp invasion, they’ll face even more. (Featured image: EPA)
Algae photo bioreactors are providing algae researchers a controlled environment to study algae and see which kinds could someday fuel a car.
Ardella Lee sells her chow chow relish – made from an old family recipe – at the Flint Farmer’s Market in Flint, Mich. Watch the video below to hear her talk about the chemical-free relish and how she remains spry at 84 years old. This video was filmed and edited by Alyssa Firth
(Feature photo: sarrazak6881 via Flickr)
With a name like “bloody-red shrimp,” the invasive species might seem like the Great Lakes’ worst nightmare. But it’s a misnomer for this miniature invader.
The reds, yellows and oranges are fading to brown and falling off, so this will be our last installment of Fall Photo Fridays. A big thanks to all of our leafer-readers who submitted pictures. Next week we’ll return to our regularly scheduled Photo Fridays – so don’t let dying leaves discourage you, and keep those pictures coming!
Grass or grains?
For some farmers, moving cows from the feedlot to the field yields more money for less work.
Grass or grains?
For some farmers, moving cows from the feedlot to the field yields more money for less work.