by Jake Western
Under these conditions, the most important characteristic for a forage plant is tolerance to grazing pressures, so it's not surprising that two very persistent species--Kentucky bluegrass and common white clover--dominated these pastures. Where ample acreage supports each pastured horse, less tenacious species with other desirable characteristics, such as greater forage output or better drought tolerance, can thrive.It's all about horse power for Kristen Glover. Whether it's pitching cars for her dad, Jim Glover, or riding her favorite mare, Lucy, Glover is sitting tall in the saddle of life. The 25-year-old has made a huge impact in the American Quarter Horse ...
Read moreWashington, D.C. - If there was one piece of farm policy that Barack Obama made a priority of, it was to tighten limits on farm subsidies. The public will find out early in his administration how serious he was about doing that. The U.S. Agriculture ...
Read moreThere's probably some other stuff on TV this week, but I'm only interested in a few shows. "Gossip Girl" is back on The CW, 8 p.m., Monday. From last time, Bart Bass, father of Chuck Bass, died. Lily and Rufus had a baby, though it's unclear what ...
Read moreSarah Kawcak, whose parents live in Craig, is an assistant coach with the Collegiate Oklahoma State University Horse Judging Team. The team is made up of five members and judges classes with four horses in each, ranking them according to learned ...
Read moreCOQUILLE — It was standing room only in the Coos County Board of Commissioners courtroom Friday just 10 minutes before the county’s officials elected in 2008 were sworn into office. So many people tried to squeeze in that officials had to delay ...
Read moreTwo area men have capitalized on the retro craze by purchasing mechanical bulls and shopping them around to taverns all over west-central Wisconsin. They are the only entrepreneurs in the region to do so, and have corralled the market – and that ...
Read moreThe men's start of over 200 riders. The riders were strung out in single-file early on. Geoff Kabush rode strongly and into 19th place. Adam Craig was at times just off of the leaders and ended with a spectacular eighth. Jose Hermida led the chase ...
Read moreFor its first album(s) in almost four years, Mercury Rev has more or less ditched the idea of trying to sound like a band and dove full-on into the psychedelic-electronic rabbit hole. The results are really something — if you played Snowflake ...
Read moreMexican writer-director Juan Mora Catlett portrays the legendary Erendira, a young woman who fights her arranged marriage, 16th century sexism and Spanish conquistadors. This scenic 2006 tale shares motifs and themes also found in Terrence Malick's ...
Read moreDescribing Cicli Turci as a "bike shop" is like calling the Ventoux "a climb." For over 60 years, located in Bolzano, Italy, is a Mecca of ciclismo - containing a wealth of history and bikes (and dust). PezReporter, Corey Sar Fox, documents Giovanni ...
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