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Hungry and Seemingly Unstoppable: Grasshoppers Invade Canada’s Prairies

Every August, the Alberta government surveys grasshopper populations to discern the number of adult females... (more)

Jennifer Cole
August 25, 2023
Six Months on the Road: Inside the World of Migratory Beekeeping

Every spring, beekeepers across the country ready their hives for the long drive west.  As... (more)

Emily Baron Cadloff
August 14, 2023
Swift Intervention By Western States Is Keeping a Devastating Beetle at Bay

With copper-colored wings and an emerald head, the Japanese beetle is pretty, but devastating. Not... (more)

Lena Beck
August 10, 2023
Potato Virus? Call in the Dogs

Andrea Parish holds back Zora, her black Labrador Retriever, who is coiled like a spring.... (more)

Erica Browne Grivas
August 7, 2023
Impulse Chickens and Trendy Goats: The Pitfalls of Modern Homesteading

When the lockdowns began at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, many people found themselves... (more)

Kirsten Lie-Nielsen
August 2, 2023
Kill Pen Scammers are Preying on Horse Lovers

Crystal Kraft first saw Nacho, a sturdy golden chestnut Halfinger with a flaxen mane, on... (more)

Sara Ventiera
July 17, 2023
Over Half of Bat Species Are At Severe Risk

When the North American Bat Conservation Alliance (NABCA) released its first ever State of Bats... (more)

Emily Baron Cadloff
July 5, 2023
4-H Goat Controversy Raises Questions About Kids and Terminal Livestock Sales

One sweltering day last July, two Shasta County, Calif. sheriff’s deputies struck out on a... (more)

Sheila Pell
June 27, 2023
Meet the Milkweed Man on a Quest to Help Monarch Butterflies

Before dawn on an October morning, a thick fog wends its way down the many... (more)

Kirsten Lie-Nielsen
June 23, 2023