The 17-Year Cicadas in Tennessee wgnsradio.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wgnsradio.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Damaging, Noisy 17-Year Cicadas Are Almost Here Tuesday, May 4, 2021 - by Jennifer McDaniels
Fruit tree growers should wrap young trees with small-gauge netting or fabric to protect the branches from periodical cicada egg laying damage. Shown is an apple tree wrapped with nylon tulle fabric. - photo by F. Hale, courtesy UTIA
By now you’ve heard the cicadas are coming. In fact, they are practically here. Entomologists predict the periodical cicada that are on a 17-year reproduction cycle will start emerging from the soil in mass within the next several days, and some early emergence has been documented in parts of Tennessee. What you may not have heard is that those young fruit trees you planted this year, or maybe in the last few years, are in danger if you have a large cicada population in your area.
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Experts say cattle producers can see profits increase when a larger percentage of cows calve in the first 30 days of the calving season. Report from University of Tennessee shows managing this reproductive benchmark can add profitability to the herd.
The calving distribution of a beef cattle herd can have a significant impact on producers’ profits. A new publication from the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture illustrates this impact.
The report, titled “Reproduction’s Impact on Beef Cattle Herd Profitability,” demonstrates how increasing the percentage of calves born in the first 30 days of a calving season can lead to increased returns for producers. Likewise, as the percentage of early season calves dropped, so did profit potential.
Shifting calving distribution can improve revenue beefmagazine.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from beefmagazine.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Tennessee among states where Brood X cicadas to emerge after 17 years commercialappeal.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from commercialappeal.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.