Extension Notes – Hear weather expert at grain conference
Area farmers will be able to hear the coming summer?s weather forecast at the Mid-TN Grain Conference coming up on February 22 at the Coffee County Fairgrounds.
Mr. Drew Lerner, Agricultural Climatologist with World Wide Weather Inc., will be our keynote speaker offering insights to weather patterns for 2007 and how they impact production agriculture decisions. Mr. Lerner is known throughout the Midwest as a expert in weather patterns. Several other speakers will also bring you al lot of information to consider as planting time nears.
Dr. Delton Gerloff, UT Extension Grain Marketing Specialist, will be offering insight on the domestic and foreign forces behind corn, wheat and soybean prices and the direction he sees the markets headed, along with some key price risk strategies. How much of you 2007 crop have you sold. Dr. Gerloff will discuss several options for pricing corn, soybeans and wheat.
Dr. Angela Thompson, UT Corn and Soybean Specialist, will updates on weed control, seed treatments and bio-technology and weed resistance to Roundup type products. Mr. Bob Williams, UT Western Region Area Grain Crop Specialist, will provide down to earth information on how to use crop trial data to pick the right variety for your farm.
Dr. Melvin Newman, UT Extension Plant Pathologist, will present Asian Soybean rust update. As you probably know Asian Rust was found in several TN counties back in the fall. Lincoln county was one of those counties. You?ll hear Dr. Newman?s latest recommendations for dealing with Asian Rust in soybeans as well as recommendations for disease control in corn and wheat.
Our program starts with registration at 7:30 a.m. The first seminars will start at 9 a.m.. and continue to lunch time. Come early; you?ll want to with several of our vendors in our trade show. Vendors include seed companies, pesticide dealers, equipment dealers and others. After lunch you can sit back and hear the predictions from Mr. Lerner, the Crop Climatologist.
To register for our seminar give us a call or come by the Extension office. The registration fee is $5 if paid before Feb. 15. If you don?t pre-register the fee is $10 at the door.
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CATTLEMEN?S ASSOCIATION ANNUAL DINNER
The Warren County Cattlemen?s Association will hold their annual membership dinner on the evening of Feb. 19 at Bouldin?s Market. This meeting is for members of the Cattlemen?s Association. You can even pay your dues at the meeting. Everyone who has cattle should support this group. They provide educational program for beef producers and at the state level have been instrumental in supporting the state grant program and other issues vital to cattlemen. Annual dues are $40 and include dues in the TN Cattlemen?s Association. Besides supporting our local organization you?ll also receive the Cattlemen?s Magazine from the state association. The dinner on Feb. 19 is free so come out, pay your dues and be with us. You can make reservations by call the Extension office (473-8484) or Josh Chandler at Co-op (668-4151).
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FARMERS MARKET MEETING
The Warren County Farmers Market Association will meet at the Extension office on Monday, Feb. 26, at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will give members a chance to discuss the coming market season a make plans for the opening of the market. Opening day has been the first Saturday in April. Permanent stalls will be assigned for the coming year. The stalls are $250 for the season. The stall must be paid for at the meeting or prior to the meeting at the Extension office. Make your plans now to attend the spring meeting of the Warren County Farmers Market Association.
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PRUNING TIME IS HERE
February and March are great months for pruning ornamentals in the home landscape. This is also the time to take care of those fruit trees as well as grapes. On well-established ornamental trees in our home lawns a sharp saw or loppers may be the most important tool in helping your trees survive.
Take care to make clean, sharp cuts at an angle so that water can drain and the limb stubs can heal. I don?t put much faith in wound dressings since they tend to prevent the wound from drying. When choosing which limbs to cut, choose those that have wide crotch angles where they emerge from the trunk of the tree. Cut out any diseased and dead wood first. If you want more information pruning trees and shrubs around the home give us a call at the Extension office (473-8484) or come by and see us.