by Jake Western
In making your selections, then, your first consideration is to seed your fields with species that will survive in your area and under your pasturing conditions. Your second concern is tending the perennials to maintain healthy turf year after year of productive use. Unless you already have some crop-growing experience, you're wise to involve some knowledgeable advisors and/or custom planters in a major pasture renovation or establishment project. But to gain a working knowledge of pasture options, familiarize yourself with four essential forage characteristics listed below, then check out the various grass and legume species on the accompanying chart for their rankings in these areas. Finally, you'll be prepared to mix and match the species suited to specific fields.The Pahrump Chamber of Commerce is seeking participants for the Mardi Gras celebration to be held at 1 p.m., Feb. 21. Enter a float, group or family, walk or ride in a decorated vehicle. Costumes are highly encouraged. For more information or an ...
Read moreCirque Montage. Performances by Cirque Montage are 8 p.m. Friday, and 3:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Stafford Centre, 10505 Cash Road. Ticket prices range $40–$75; VIP tickets are $100. If purchasing tickets through ticketmaster ...
Read moreListening to Toxic Holocaust's Relapse Records debut, An Overdose of Death ... , one can't help but feel trapped inside a Mad Max movie from hell, where, to cite lyrics, evil law desecrates a land once whole . The mutant brainchild of Joel Grind ...
Read moreEvents related to books and events that enrich your mind, such as book signings, book club events, book sales, writers' group events, lectures, speakers, classes, forums and discussions. Deadline is two weeks before event date. For additional details ...
Read moreAs many geeks learned from the release of The Phantom Menace , sometimes it's better to savor one moment of perfection than to demand an encore which is doomed to be a disappointment by comparison. That's why I'm not so sure it was a great idea for ...
Read moreEthan Tucker and The Grassroots All-Stars perform 6-9 p.m. at the First Friday event at Rudy's - A Cook's Paradise, 147 Main Ave. W. The event features Tucker with acoustic and rhythm guitar, harmonica and lead vocals; Taylor Duff, lead guitar ...
Read moreWell, I end the year with a mea culpa : I should have read the New Republic piece about Holocaust survivor Herman Rosenblat before piping up to defend him. But even after doing so, I agree most with this part of what one of the scholars who initially ...
Read moreOfficial Twitter feeds belonging to Barack Obama's campaign, Fox News and Britney Spears were hijacked to send out fake messages on Monday, two days after a password-stealing phishing attack targeted the microblogging service. "A number of high ...
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