Have you ever read an ingredient list on a packaged food item and come away feeling less informed than you started out? It’s little wonder. The labels on processed foods can be lengthy and highly cryptic! Many of those unrecognizable ingredients (especially those with acronyms for names) are best avoided if you are seeking toContinue reading “Food Ingredient Labels: A Glossary”
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Beef Cattle Talk: A Glosssary
From 3 in 1 to heterosis to yield grade, all those confusing cattle terms you have wondered about.
Parts of a Grass Plant: A Glossary
Brush up on your knowledge of grass parts, from auricle to tiller.
A Sheepdog’s Glossary
Watching sheepdogs at work is amazing, isn’t it? Of course, the desire to herd is pure instinct. But most of the sheepdogs that you have seen have probably been taught how to channel that instinct in the desired direction in response to spoken commands. While commands do vary from handler to handler, the following isContinue reading “A Sheepdog’s Glossary”
EPDs for Beef Cattle: A Glossary of Traits
A guide to the most common acronyms used in marketing bulls.
Birdwatching Glossary
If you are new to birdwatching, skimming through a field guide can sometimes be a little bewildering. What do all those strange words mean? Lores? Tertials? Wing bars? Below we have compiled some of the birdwatching terms that you probably don’t use in everyday conversation. Can’t find the word you’re looking for? Let us knowContinue reading “Birdwatching Glossary”
