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CONSERVATION CORNER

A weekly blog for all things conservation

Tax Refund Reflection

2/24/2020

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By: Guest Columnist Troy Bishopp, Grazing Specialist, Upper Susquehanna Coalition, aka “The Grass Whisperer”
     Several years ago, the Bank of the Federal Government issued back our fifteen hundred dollars of tax money after using it for a year.   Dough like that is an enticing morsel in a farmer’s hand.  But what would we spend it on?  Hmmmm.
      Thank goodness my wife and I were in the first phases of learning about holistic management decision-making when we got the check.  Should we invest it, pay down debt or buy something that will enhance our life?  The goal of spending more time together shaped our final decision.  Two new 12’ kayaks plus all the gear (complete with wine glasses, collapsible coolers and life-vest for our pup, Riley), fit this bill to our freedom off the farm.
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A Winter Walk in the Pasture

2/17/2020

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By: Guest Columnist Troy Bishopp, Grazing Specialist, Upper Susquehanna Coalition
     Conjuring Forrest Gump; “For no particular reason”, I went for a winter pasture walk and kept on walking. . .
     And for no particular reason, I started to look at snow, as frozen water; ready and willing to infiltrate, when warming arrives on the landscape.  In areas of the country where water is lacking, capturing this white moisture is a critical element for the tap, habitat or the future growing season.
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Trimming Those Old Apple Trees

2/10/2020

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By Tim Russell, Quality Deer Management Association Certified Forester
Excerpt taken from Quality Deer Management newsletter. To learn more about QDMA or to sign up for their newsletter, visit www.qdma.com
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Apple trees can provide an ample supply of quality food to whitetail deer and often retain fruit late into the season, continuing to drop apples into the winter. While establishing new food sources on your property can positively impact the herd’s nutrition, the abandoned, overgrown orchards that pepper the landscape in some regions can offer a great deal with some revitalization. If you are lucky enough to have an old apple tree or orchard where you hunt, consider reclaiming it by following these three steps.


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Raising Kids and Calves

2/3/2020

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PictureMiranda Neville with daughter Whitney, milk “Elizabeth” the cow at their farm in Warren Center.
By: Miranda Neville, Agricultural Resource Specialist
     In a time when dairy farmers, or frankly any type of farmers, are struggling to stay afloat, the thought of passing down a family business seems like a very big dream and not so much a feasible reality. The struggles may be different than generations past, but one thing has stayed the same for many farm families; the concept that there is no greater place to raise a child.
     Being a dairy farm mom to a spunky, sassy five-year-old daughter has been the most rewarding role. Working a full time, off-farm job at the conservation district, racing home to hear about all of the struggles of Kindergarten and making our way to the barn is our daily routine. The minute we walk in the barn any and all of our worries melt away and we are in our happy place. 


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