Monthly Archives: August 2018

Chronic wasting disease linked to Fort Collins for 50 years

  Miles Blumhardt, Fort Collins Coloradoan Published 8:00 a.m. MT Aug. 23, 2018 | Updated 9:48 a.m. MT Aug. 23, 2018   Mike Miller, Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s Wildlife Health Program Leader, feeds an elk at agency’s Wildlife Research Center … Continue reading

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Discovery of corn that fertilizes itself could transform agriculture

  Anna Groves, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Published 7:30 a.m. CT Aug. 20, 2018 | Updated 10:13 a.m. CT Aug. 20, 2018 Farmers in a small area of southern Mexico knew that a variety of corn grown in the area was … Continue reading

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Illegal turtle farm raid nets massive haul

By Ryan Gaydos | Fox News Aug. 23, 2018 The operators of Europe’s largest illegal turtle farm were shell-shocked Thursday during a Spanish police raid that rescued more than 1,100 turtles — including endangered species selling for nearly $12,000 each, … Continue reading

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State adopts CWD deer hunting rules

                Times Herald Published 2:53 p.m. ET Aug. 10, 2018   The Michigan Natural Resources Commission has approved a set of regulations aimed at slowing the spread of chronic wasting disease, according to … Continue reading

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Carp Concerns: Standing Room Only At West Ky. Congressional Hearing

By Nicole Erwin • Jul 30, 2018 Standing room only at a Congressional hearing on Asian carp at the Lyon County Convention Center. Credit Nicole Erwin/WKMS   A congressional hearing on the growing problem of invasive Asian Carp in Kentucky … Continue reading

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