In July 2016, Congress passed the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Law (2016). This law required that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) create a standard to determine how and when bioengineered foods must be labeled.

Red foxes belong to the taxonomic family Canidae, which includes foxes, wolves, coyotes, jackals, and dogs. There are three wild Canidae species that occur in the eastern United States: red fox, gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), and eastern coyote (Canis latrans).These species are often misidentified due to their similar ‘doglike’ …

The blueberry bush makes a wonderful choice for the home gardener as a flavorful food crop or as an ornamental landscape shrub. There are several important considerations in deciding which particular varieties are best suited to the gardener's goals, planting site, …

There are at least 13,000 species of lichens living throughout the world. Lichen species are so numerous and diverse that there are individual exceptions to most general statements about them. Scientific knowledge about lichens has expanded significantly during the …

The Web Soil Survey (WSS) is a web-based soil survey developed and operated by the USDA—NRCS (Natural Resources Conservation Services). It provides information about the inherent characteristics of the native soil types (or series) at a specific location.

Soil fertility, especially use of limestone, tends to be neglected on pastures more so than on regular cropland. Correcting soil acidity and supplying a good balance of Ca and Mg fertility is important to ensuring pasture productivity, keeping legumes in the species mix, and animal health and performance.

Copperheads are one of just two venomous snake species found in New Jersey. The subspecies that occurs here is the eastern copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix; Figure 1). They are only found in the northern half of the state in parts of the Piedmont, …

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Surveys can be an effective means to collect data needed for research and evaluation. However, the method is often misused and abused. The challenge is to design a survey that accomplishes its purpose and avoids the following common errors:

1 Of the total amount recommended for new seedings, 20 lbs P 2 O 5 /acre should be applied in a band with the drill; apply the remainder of the recommended P 2 O 5 as a broadcast to be tilled in before planting. 2 Optimum soil test P: 60 to 100 lbs per acre, or 30 to 50 ppm (note: ppm x 2 = lbs per acre). Potassium (K) Hay production has a high demand for K. …