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Bleach Green - Antrim was closed in 1989, so all the gates had to be operated manually - which made chasing easy. 101 "Eagle" and the weed control train stop at Kingsbog Junction.
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The Giant Gourami (Osphronemus goramy) is a gourami, a freshwater fish belonging to the family Osphronemidae. Some other larger members of this family are also occasionally or regionally referred to as "giant gouramis", including the banded gourami, Polyacanthus fasciatus, and the three spot gourami, Trichogaster trichopterus. In turn the giant gourami is also sometimes known as the banded gourami, rainbow gourami, or striped gourami.
Giant Gourami build nests using weeds and twigs. Female Giant Gourami can be identified by their thicker lips. The Giant Gourami is native to parts of Indochina, Malaysia , Indonesia and India, but has been introduced elsewhere for the purpose of aquaculture.
It lives in fresh or brackish water, particularly slow-moving areas such as swamps, lakes and large rivers. It is capable of breathing moist air, so can survive out of water for long periods. It is much larger than most gouramis, growing to a maximum length of 70 cm (28 inches). In colour it is a pale to golden yellow, with silvery pale blue stripes running vertically along its body.
Partly in consequence of its size, the Giant Gourami is a significant food fish; in some parts of India, for example, it is dried and then eaten. In some of the South East Asian countries where it is native, there are aid programs promoting the 'domestication' of these fish, while in its native regions it has been harvested as a customary food source. The species has also been used for weed control as they can be voracious herbivores.
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Inflation suddenly makes having your own laying hens look financially smart
When people ask why I have chickens, I tell them the truth. I have chickens mostly for pest and weed control. I also find watching them do chicken stuff to be relaxing. Fresh eggs are just a side benefit.
Years ago, when most of the hens were young, we had so many eggs we gladly gave them away. “Leave an empty egg carton, get a full one in return,” was our motto.
Someone once asked me what a dozen eggs cost us to produce and I did a little math to come up with an estimate of around 11¢ each, $1.32 a dozen. At the time store eggs were only $1.50 a dozen, so it wasn’t a big savings. But they sure looked and tasted a lot better.
Most of the hens are older now and we don’t get eggs as reliably as we once did. A couple of weeks ago we had a cooking flurry, managed to run through all our own eggs, and had to go to the store for more.
Holy cow (or chicken).
Talk about sticker shock. Eggs are expensive now. I paid $5.50 for 18 plain old extra large eggs, which nets out to about 31¢ apiece!
Now, I live in California and I realize it has weird farm rules. Stuff like every laying hen gets her own air conditioned condo, yoga classes, free Netflix, etc., etc.
All of that raises costs. But 300%? Dang…
Turns out most of the recent price increases have nothing to do with the crazy California regulations and everything to do with the business of eggs costing more. From workers to feed and fuel, everything’s a lot more to produce, package and ship, and those costs are being reflected in the price.
That got me to thinking what my own costs are now.
Chicken feed prices have been rising for a while and 50 pound sack now costs $22, about 50% more than a year ago, so a trip to the feed store hits the wallet harder than it used to.
Fortunately my fowl are free-range and dig up a fair amount of food on their own, so they don’t eat as much feed as others might. I figure each of the eight hens eats about one pound of food a week and produces two to three eggs (they slow down when they’re older), so I get around 18 eggs for around $3.50 in feed, which is 20¢ each.
That’s a pretty significant savings.
At 20¢ an egg, we save about $70 a year by having our own hens
We go through about a dozen eggs a week, so we’re saving $1.32 weekly, or almost $70 a year, by having our own hens. Not exactly a life-changing amount, but it’s basically bonus money because the chickens were here for pest patrol anyway. It’d be easy to supplement that by actually accepting money from the neighbors rather than just giving away the excess eggs.
Anyway, point is laying hens are well worth the cost. If you’re on the fence about them, go for it. You’ll not only get lots of fresh eggs, they’ll help you keep pests under control, eat your leftover vegetables, and fertilize the yard to boot.
Off Topic
Digging around the internet looking for what eggs cost on average, I came across this price calculator that’ll calculate the inflation on the price of eggs from 1935 to today. It’s kind of fun to plug numbers in and see what happens.
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Upland rice weed / AMARANTHACEAE (amaranth family)
Weed name: Amaranthus spinosus L.
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ben simon from GWLAP - the goolwa to wellington local action planning association - leads a watercourse restoration guided walk along the finniss river
finniss conservation park, fleurieu peninsula, south australia
The cart on the back collects chaff which is dumped in piles and burnt during the winter as a weed control measure.
Green Turf Management
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It's not just the line that needs spraying - the old platforms at Cookstown Junction (Drumsough) could also do with attention. It's turned miserable - and I'm about to go home - as 104 heads north with the weed control train.
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The Alliance for Grassland Renewal provided an educational school to assist producers with successfully converting Kentucky 31 tall fescue to novel endophyte varieties at Wurdack Research Center in Cook Station on April 1. The School began with understanding fescue toxicosis, then walked producers through the conversion process. Conversion topics included establishment practices, fertility needs, smother crops, weed control, stand maintenance and variety selection. The school provided hands-on training for drill calibration in addition to pasture walks to observe different novel endophyte varieties. The workshop is a combination of MU, NRCS, Agribusiness and Producers presentations to give participant the opportunity to get answers to questions from a variety of perspectives and information sources.
Dusty Walter, superintendent of Wurdack Research Center, talks to the crowd about the early success they have seen with the converted pasture.
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Upland rice weeds / COMMELINACEAE (spiderwort family)
Weed name: Commelina benghalensis L.
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These two gentlemen were the best pickers that I saw during my visit to Cerro Azul on December 17. The pickers at the farm are paid a daily wage instead of a per kg salary (as is customary in 99% of Colombia's farms) and are employed 365 days of the year. When they are not picking coffee, they help out in other farm activities like weed control or fertilization.
By paying daily and employing them full time their incentive to pick anything that's on the tree diminishes (as long as they are supervised) and the farm's management's spends less time training new pickers, ensuring a more stable and better trained workforce -like in any other industry.
The average daily picking at Cerro Azul is 27 kg of cherry per picker, which means 5 kg of parchment or 4 kg of green coffee. At COP 28,000 per day and today's exchange rate that means that the picking is costing $1.65/lb.
Last seen at Lisburn behind NIR DH No. 2, (www.flickr.com/photos/152343870@N07/39299742024/in/album-...), the old CIÉ weed control train looked a very home-made affair - probably "knocked up" at Inchicore by the apprentices from any old junk. It was replaced in the early 1980s and languished at Ballybrophy Junction for some time before a meeting with the scrap man.
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ben simon from GWLAP - the goolwa to wellington local action planning association - leads a watercourse restoration guided walk along the finniss river
finniss conservation park, fleurieu peninsula, south australia
The mainline of the Iowa Interstate Railroad is in dire need of some weed control as this mixed freight heads west from the "Great Wall of Davenport".
From this vantage point, it appears the rails don't match up either.
Lowland rice weeds / CYPERACEAE (sedge family)
Weed Name: Cyperus difformis L.
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Upland rice weeds / CYPERACEAE (sedge family)
Weed name: Cyperus rotundus L.
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Papaver rhoeas (common names include corn poppy, corn rose, field poppy, Flanders poppy, red poppy, red weed, coquelicot, and, due to its odour, which is said to cause them, as headache and headwark) is a species of flowering plant in the poppy family, Papaveraceae. This poppy, a native of Europe, is notable as an agricultural weed (hence the "corn" and "field") and as a symbol of fallen soldiers.
P. rhoeas sometimes is so abundant in agricultural fields that it may be mistaken for a crop. The only species of Papaveraceae grown as a field crop on a large scale is Papaver somniferum, the opium poppy.
The plant is a variable annual, forming a long-lived soil seed bank that can germinate when the soil is disturbed. In the northern hemisphere it generally flowers in late spring, but if the weather is warm enough other flowers frequently appear at the beginning of autumn. The flower is large and showy, with four petals that are vivid red, most commonly with a black spot at their base. Like many other species of Papaver, it exudes a white latex when the tissues are broken.
It is known to have been associated with agriculture in the Old World since early times. It has most of the characteristics of a successful weed of agriculture. These include an annual lifecycle that fits into that of most cereals, a tolerance of simple weed control methods, the ability to flower and seed itself before the crop is harvested.
The leaves and latex have an acrid taste and are mildly poisonous to grazing animals.
Its origin is not known for certain. As with many such plants, the area of origin is often ascribed by Americans to Europe, and by northern Europeans to southern Europe. The European Garden Flora suggests that it is ‘Eurasia and North Africa’; in other words, the lands where agriculture has been practiced since the earliest times. It has had an old symbolism and association with agricultural fertility.
Due to the extent of ground disturbance in warfare during World War I, corn poppies bloomed in between the trench lines and no man's lands on the Western front. Poppies are a prominent feature of "In Flanders Fields" by Canadian Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, one of the most frequently quoted English-language poems composed during the First World War. During the 20th century, the wearing of a poppy at and before Remembrance Day each year became an established custom in most western countries. It is also used at some other dates in some countries, such as at appeals for Anzac Day in Australia and New Zealand.
This poppy appears on a number of coins, banknotes, and national flags, including:
Two hundred lei (Romanian banknote)
Canadian ten-dollar bill (2001)
some commemorative Canadian twenty-five cent coins in 2004 and 2008
The common or corn poppy was voted the county flower of Essex and Norfolk in 2002 following a poll by the wild plant conservation charity Plantlife
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Photo taken at back of The Guide Inn. Keighley
Upland rice weeds / COMMELINACEAE (spiderwort family)
Weed name: Commelina benghalensis L.
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Today's Trains Magazine News Wire reports that the Canadian federal government will be providing partial funds to restore passenger service on Vancouver Island, BC. The service was suspended in 2011 due to "safety concerns." Seen here on a hot July morning in 2006 where temperatures were unusually hot (into the 100's), the Malahat train races past the abandoned station platform at Malahat, BC. Due to lack of weed control, (as seen by the RDC's seemingly gliding over a carpet), the train had to be followed this day by a highrailer for fire patrol.
Lowland rice weeds / CYPERACEAE (sedge family),
Weed name: Cyperus iria L.
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Buds first appeared on plants during hawkweed surveys in late November 2016.
Photographer: Ruby Stephens (NPWS).
106 is probably in with that lifting train seen earlier south of Kingsbog Junction as 104 heads out of Antrim with the weed control train.
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ben simon from GWLAP - the goolwa to wellington local action planning association - leads a watercourse restoration guided walk along the finniss river
finniss conservation park, fleurieu peninsula, south australia
The plant is a variable annual, forming a long-lived soil seed bank that can germinate when the soil is disturbed. In the northern hemisphere it generally flowers in late spring, but if the weather is warm enough other flowers frequently appear at the beginning of autumn. The flower is large and showy, with four petals that are vivid red, most commonly with a black spot at their base. Like many other species of Papaver, it exudes a white latex when the tissues are broken.
It is known to have been associated with agriculture in the Old World since early times. It has most of the characteristics of a successful weed of agriculture. These include an annual lifecycle that fits into that of most cereals, a tolerance of simple weed control methods, the ability to flower and seed itself before the crop is harvested.
The leaves and latex have an acrid taste and are mildly poisonous to grazing animals.
Its origin is not known for certain. As with many such plants, the area of origin is often ascribed by Americans to Europe, and by northern Europeans to southern Europe. The European Garden Flora suggests that it is ‘Eurasia and North Africa’; in other words, the lands where agriculture has been practiced since the earliest times. It has had an old symbolism and association with agricultural fertility.
During World War I corn poppies bloomed in waste grounds of much of the Western front, where they provided a vivid reminder of the bloody battles that had so recently taken place there. The corn poppy is immortalized in the poem In Flanders Fields by Canadian poet and soldier LCol John McCrae. Similarly, it is a symbol of the blood of Polish soldiers killed in the Battle of Monte Cassino in the Polish war song Czerwone maki na Monte Cassino (Red Poppies on Monte Cassino).
The corn poppy has become a cultural icon to military veterans, especially veterans of World War I, and has become associated with wartime remembrance, especially during Remembrance Day or Anzac Day in Commonwealth countries. In Canada, where the corn poppy is largely associated with Remembrance Day, the Canadian Mint in 2004 released into circulation a quarter with a commemorative reverse featuring a corn poppy colored red.
This poppy is a common weed in Europe and is found in many locations, including Flanders Fields. Canadian surgeon and soldier, John McCrae wrote the poem In Flanders Fields on May 3, 1915, after witnessing the death of his friend, Lt. Alexis Helmer. The opening line of the poem vividly depicts corn poppies blowing in the wind amongst the many crosses that mark the resting places of fallen soldiers.
United States commemorative stamp depicting Moina Michael and corn poppies
Inspired by McCrae's poem, in 1915 US professor Moina Michael published a poem of her own called We Shall Keep the Faith. In tribute to the opening lines of McCrae's poem -- In Flanders fields the poppies blow / Between the crosses row on row, -- Michael vowed to always wear a red poppy as a symbol of remembrance for those who served in the war.[1]
Corn poppies are not successful as cut flowers because their petals fall off very quickly, thus artificial corn poppies are used. In many Commonwealth countries, paper or plastic corn poppy flowers are worn to commemorate the sacrifice of veterans and civilians in World War I and other wars, during the weeks preceding Remembrance Day on November 11. In the United States, it is common practice to wear "Buddy Poppies" (artificial, paper or plastic versions distributed by the Veterans of Foreign War) during the weeks preceding Memorial Day, the last Monday in May to commemorate the sacrifice of veterans in the various wars;[2] whereas Veterans Day on November 11 is used to honor "living" veterans.
In Canada, poppies are distributed by the Royal Canadian Legion and the Anavets organization each fall prior to Remembrance Day. The design of the Canadian poppy consists of petals made of red plastic with a felt lining and black centre held on by a pin. In 1980, the Royal Canadian Legion formed a committee to decide the future of the poppy and it was decided that the centre should be changed to green to represent the green fields of France. This proved unpopular with the Legion membership and the design was changed back in 1986. Unfortunately a large quantity of green felt had already been purchased and it was decided to keep producing the green centres until the supply of felt was exhausted. It took until 2002 for the green felt to run out and the traditional black centres reappeared. Those who were unaware or had forgotten that black centres had been used in the design of the poppy from its introduction in 1921 until 1980 found the change somewhat controversial.[citation needed]
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A weed control contractor is applying a watery spray of triazine and bromocil, which inhibit photosynthesis, effectively starving the weeds and grasses to death. The spray is non-toxic; the contractor needs no mask or other special protection; even when still wet, the spray is harmless to people and animals..
Bayer Showcase Days Plot Tours at Dawson, GA and Athens, IL - August 2016
Bayer Showcase Plot Tours in Dawson, GA and Athens, IL
Bayer Showcase Days plot tours in Dawson, GA and Athens, IL
The Alliance for Grassland Renewal provided an educational school to assist producers with successfully converting Kentucky 31 tall fescue to novel endophyte varieties at Wurdack Research Center in Cook Station on April 1. The School began with understanding fescue toxicosis, then walked producers through the conversion process. Conversion topics included establishment practices, fertility needs, smother crops, weed control, stand maintenance and variety selection. The school provided hands-on training for drill calibration in addition to pasture walks to observe different novel endophyte varieties. The workshop is a combination of MU, NRCS, Agribusiness and Producers presentations to give participant the opportunity to get answers to questions from a variety of perspectives and information sources.
Craig Roberts, professor of plant sciences, closely examines the newly planted non-toxic fescue field at Wurdack Research Center.
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Upland rice weeds / POACEAE (grass family)
Weed name: Rottboellia cochinchinensis (Lour.) W.D. Clayton
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Coir disk (Weed control mats) are flat disks made from 100% biodegradable coir. It has earned recognition among wholesale growers for its effectiveness and consistency as a weed-prevention pot topper. It is currently used in many large-scale nurseries and greenhouses.
Benefits of using Coco disk (Coir disk/weed control mats)
• Keeps weeds away
• 100% natural product
• Less frequent watering
• Ease of use
More, please visit the Coir Green website: www.coirgreen.com
Cannon in front of the PA Monument was painted the other day. Didn't need to get very close to be able to tell that.
I guess the Park Service did not have funding for "Wet Paint" Signs, and they used all the "Area Closed" ones for weed control.
Upland rice weeds / POACEAE (grass family)
Weed name: Digitaria sanguinalis (L.) Scop.
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The Alliance for Grassland Renewal provided an educational school to assist producers with successfully converting Kentucky 31 tall fescue to novel endophyte varieties at Wurdack Research Center in Cook Station on April 1. The School began with understanding fescue toxicosis, then walked producers through the conversion process. Conversion topics included establishment practices, fertility needs, smother crops, weed control, stand maintenance and variety selection. The school provided hands-on training for drill calibration in addition to pasture walks to observe different novel endophyte varieties. The workshop is a combination of MU, NRCS, Agribusiness and Producers presentations to give participant the opportunity to get answers to questions from a variety of perspectives and information sources.
Will McCalin spoke about how to get establishment of non-toxic fescues. He shared proper planting techniques, the best times of year to plant and how to manage it properly.
Photo by Kyle Spradley | © 2014 - Curators of the University of Missouri
Shipley Gate 30-5-20 66549+596 on the rear head North on the bi-directional Goods line with 6Y11 from Toton Yard to Newark for work on the ECML. The rear portion of this extremely long train is lost behind the forest that sprang up after Network Rail lost all sense of weed control between running lines! TAKEN FROM LADDER
GBRf Class 66/7 No.66718 Peter Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill with No.66735 Peterborough United on the other end at Stowmarket on 18th July 2024 on a Bayer Weed Control train.
Bean aphids cause direct damage to the crop by sucking its sap and indirect damage through transmission of viruses like BWY virus, which affect crop performance. The pest occurs in dense colonies on the underside of leaves and white cast skins from prior generations. Young infected leaves curl and get distorted, especially at the center of the crown. Such leaves turn yellow and wilt, initially along the edges. During feeding, these pests excrete honey dew which attracts ants. The ants that feed on the honey dew also protects the aphids from predators hence encouraging their multiplication. Black sooty mold grows on decomposed honey dew, thus blocking absorption of light by the leaves for photosynthesis.
To control aphids, clip off and compost stems holding aphid clusters; use beneficial insects including lady beetles and lacewings, which are important aphid predators; practice rotations with non-host crops; plant resistant varieties; maintain field hygiene/sanitation; ensure proper weed control
The Alliance for Grassland Renewal provided an educational school to assist producers with successfully converting Kentucky 31 tall fescue to novel endophyte varieties at Wurdack Research Center in Cook Station on April 1. The School began with understanding fescue toxicosis, then walked producers through the conversion process. Conversion topics included establishment practices, fertility needs, smother crops, weed control, stand maintenance and variety selection. The school provided hands-on training for drill calibration in addition to pasture walks to observe different novel endophyte varieties. The workshop is a combination of MU, NRCS, Agribusiness and Producers presentations to give participant the opportunity to get answers to questions from a variety of perspectives and information sources.
Craig Roberts, professor of plant sciences, has workshop attendees look through a microscope to see the novel endophytes up close.
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Nick Massey and Tommy Chandler, representatives of Lawn-O-Mat get the GE field ready for play. The specialized machine rolls, aerates, seeds, fertilizes and applies weed control in one application. The company donated its time and materials.
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Upland rice weeds / EUPHORBIACEAE (spurge family)
Weed name: Euphorbia hirta L.
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The Alliance for Grassland Renewal provided an educational school to assist producers with successfully converting Kentucky 31 tall fescue to novel endophyte varieties at Wurdack Research Center in Cook Station on April 1. The School began with understanding fescue toxicosis, then walked producers through the conversion process. Conversion topics included establishment practices, fertility needs, smother crops, weed control, stand maintenance and variety selection. The school provided hands-on training for drill calibration in addition to pasture walks to observe different novel endophyte varieties. The workshop is a combination of MU, NRCS, Agribusiness and Producers presentations to give participant the opportunity to get answers to questions from a variety of perspectives and information sources.
Craig Roberts, professor of plant sciences, has workshop attendees look through a microscope to see the novel endophytes up close.
Photo by Kyle Spradley | © 2014 - Curators of the University of Missouri
The Alliance for Grassland Renewal provided an educational school to assist producers with successfully converting Kentucky 31 tall fescue to novel endophyte varieties at Wurdack Research Center in Cook Station on April 1. The School began with understanding fescue toxicosis, then walked producers through the conversion process. Conversion topics included establishment practices, fertility needs, smother crops, weed control, stand maintenance and variety selection. The school provided hands-on training for drill calibration in addition to pasture walks to observe different novel endophyte varieties. The workshop is a combination of MU, NRCS, Agribusiness and Producers presentations to give participant the opportunity to get answers to questions from a variety of perspectives and information sources.
Darrel Franson, a livestock producer near Mt. Vernon, shared with the crowd his 13-year experience with using non-toxic fescues at his farm. Franson is an intense record-keeper and showed the evidence of the economics and strong reasons for converting your pastures.
Photo by Kyle Spradley | © 2014 - Curators of the University of Missouri