Barnyards & Backyards Index of Articles - 2008

Fall

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Author(s)

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• A change of seasons

• Snow fences help manage blowing snow

• Five plants poisonous to horses in Wyoming

• Featured Landowners: Landowners repair land damage, reap bountiful benefits

• Who's who of famous Western birds

• Answering ditch irrigation rights, distribution questions

• Too fat or too thin - What is the right condition for my horses and cattle?

• Ask Sam: Pheromones for bark beetle control

• How geology affects your well water quality

• Developing chainsaw sense can prevent injuries and make wood cutting easier

• Tips for felling a tree keep you safe, the job easier

• Grazing video call for volunteers

Summer

Title

Author(s)

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• The ugly duckling

• Pollination it is a bee-autiful thing

• Featured landowners: Gardening in Laramie Valley is like gardening on a different planet

• Four herbicides for the landowner

• Wyoming weed puzzle

• Top reasons for septic system failure and how to prevent them

• Fence designs accommodate wildlife but keep livestock in

• Creating defensible space around property is homeowner responsibility

• Healthy pastures mean healthy horses

• Ask Sam: Outhouse question

• Harvesting bark beetle-infested firewood brings unwanted pests to town

Spring

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Author(s)

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• Meadowlark's melody announces arrival of spring

• Managing house and garden insect pests safely

• Featured landowners: Small acreage near Powell shows how couple overcome Wyoming challenges

• These troopers take high elevations, short growing seasons in stride

• Calibrating sprayer most important step before treating weeds

• Reducing deer and rabbit damage to woody plants

• Five underutilized trees for Wyoming rural landscapes

• To build a pond in Wyoming

• Workshops addressing small-acreage issues set across Wyoming

• Ask Sam (Tamarisk)

• Wyoming Livestock Board handles animal abuse concerns

Winter

Title

Author(s)

Page

• What you don't see

• Wyoming offers opportunities for alternative crops

• Featured landowners: Couple put conservation practices to work

• Protect your soil from Mariah'

• Create homes so bluebirds come your way

• If you fence it, they'll stay out

• Little Beetles Big Problem

• How grazing management affects water quality

• New information resource available for small-acreage landowners!

• Ask Sam (Winterkill on trees)

• Raising fruit can sweeten Wyoming dinner tables