Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Environment

Build Your Own Fly Trap

Traps were developed originally to measure fly populations during Rutgers research. In fact, the traps capture large numbers of blood-seeking flies and if such traps are located at the edge of a marsh or in adjacent uplands where flies concentrate, they serve as a partial control for greenheads.

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Energy Fields are All Around Us

We live in a world of jangled energy wave impulses that impact our body’s own natural electromagnetic field, and in time, may result in physical pain and disease. Noxious environmental energy fields are found in surprising spots, impacting the health of our animals.

 

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Green Building Materials for Your Horse Barn

 When your building materials are “green,” your farm’s environmental footprint is reduced

Attributes that help determine if a building material is “green” include whether the product is - natural - renewable - non-toxic - made of recycled materials - produced locally - reusable - certified sustainable. A material does not have to have all these attributes to be considered green, but, in general, the more of these attributes it does have the better.

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Eight Reasons Why We Need Organic

Personal health, better nutrition, water and soil quality...these are just a few of the benefits of supporting the organic movement, according to the Organic Consumers Association (OCA). Find out more reasons we need organic...

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Q&A on DE

Q: What happens when DE goes into the manure pile? Will it also kill the beneficial insects/earth worms that help decompose the waste? I've been working on a possible solution since I think the stuff is great - I have a bucket with a bit of manure in it, which is sprinkled with DE. The manure lures the pesty flying bugs to eat the DE. When it's dried out, I toss in the trash away from the manure pile. The question is, when the bugs that eat it die and decompose, is the DE re-released into the environment?

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Leasing Land for Natural Gas: Do Your Research

Drilling activity for natural gas in the mid-Atlantic has recently exploded (in some cases, quite literally), and landowners considering involvement would be wise to know the issues.

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