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Minimizing Stress When Weaning Foals

Minimizing Stress When Weaning Foals

Weaning a foal naturally induces high stress and can lead to illness, loss of weight, or injury.  That means an unhappy foal that is costly of your time, money, and resources.  If done carefully, weaning a foal can lead to a strong, healthy young horse that is more productive and more valuable in today’s demanding industry.  Let’s run through a few basics and a couple helpful tips to be sure you don’t make the mistake of over-stressing your foal in this crucially developmental time for the animal. The “right” time to wean is not a cut and dry question.  It...

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Flea & Tick Control for your dog & cat

Flea & Tick Control for your dog & cat

Cats and dogs can be warm, wonderful companions. However, those companions will often most likely bring other parasitic creatures into your lives that are not at all welcome. Fleas and ticks, aside from the often-intense irritable itching from their bites, can also lead to severe allergies, and can infect both your pets and you and your family with some very serious diseases. UNDERSTANDING THE PEST PROBLEM For both cats and dogs in the U.S. the cat flea (Ctenocephalides Felis) is the most common flea and the one with which your pets are likely to be infested. The cat flea will...

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Stop Pulling Weeds! Use Preen!

Stop Pulling Weeds! Use Preen!

What is Preen? Preen is a garden weed preventer.  It works by stopping weeds before they even sprout.  It creates an invisible weed-fighting barrier beneath the soil surface that keeps weed seeds from sprouting and forming roots.  When to apply Preen Ideally, you want to apply preen before the weeds start to grow at the very beginning of the growing season.  If you already have some weeds growing, pull them up and then apply Preen.  Its important to note that rain will not wash preen off the soil!  It is recommended to reapply ever 9-12 weeks.  Follow the diagram on...

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Controlling Crabgrass in the Lawn

Controlling Crabgrass in the Lawn

What is crabgrass? Crabgrass is an annual weed that pops up in lawns, gardens, driveway, walkways and more.  Aptly named, crabgrass is tough, has many stems, and is built low to the ground.  Crabgrass sprouts in late spring and will continue to grow all summer.  It actually thrives on the hot, dry summer weather when the rest of your grass seems to not be as happy.  In the fall, before crabgrass dies off, it produces thousands of seeds that can germinate the following spring.   Ways to control it Depending on where the crabgrass is growing will determine what product you...

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Grub Control

Grub Control

Brown, dead patches of grass are tell-tale signs of lawn grubs. These pests live a few inches underground and feed on your turf's roots. Often grubs go unnoticed until the damage is done. Don't despair, though. Proper lawn maintenance, preventative measures and, if needed, pest control treatments, can make your lawn green again. IDENTIFYING GRUBS Lawn grubs are larvae of various beetle species, such as Japanese, June, and Asiatic beetles. They're often called white grubs, because the larvae are white with a brown head. White grubs are characterized by a C-shape, grow to one-half inch to an inch long and...

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