April/May Tobacco GAP Certification. BQA & Pesticide Certification. Stripe Wheat Rust. Poison Hemlock.

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2 April/May Cooperative Extension Service Mason County 800 US HWY 68 Maysville, KY (606) Fax: (606) Tobacco GAP Certification ***Final Chance**** For those tobacco producers that missed the February and March Certifications at the college, there is a final opportunity to get the Tobacco GAP Certification. We will be hosting the final Tobacco GAP Certification on April 25 beginning at 3 PM. We plan to have paperwork needed for the upcoming growing season. Please plan to attend this session if you plan to grow tobacco and have not updated the GAP Certification. TOBACCO PRODUCERS NOTE: Blue mold has already been found in Georgia. Be diligent in spray schedules and scouting. Poison Hemlock This noxious weed had taken over many of our cropping areas, pasture, and roadways. By scouting early in the season and locating the plants in the rosette stages the plant can be controlled with satisfactory results. Once the plant begins to grow upright control becomes more difficult. Early to late March is a great time to control areas with the unwanted weed. 2-4D and 2-4D based products work well if the plant is identified early and controlled prior to growing upright in troubled areas. With the warmer temperatures in February this weed is beginning to mature earlier. If you plan to chemically control this plant, please do so ASAP. Another method to help control and lower populations will be to mow before the plant blooms. This will help lower seed populations and give a better opportunity to control in the fall. BQA & Pesticide Certification We are offering a final opportunity for the Private Applicators Pesticide Certification on April 19 beginning at 2 PM. The certification will allow producers to apply chemicals to farm operations as needed and will inform participants of the responsibilities of using chemicals. BQA Certification will be held April 19 at 9 AM. Stripe Wheat Rust Stripe Wheat Rust has been found in Tennessee and will in most cases find its way to Kentucky. For those wheat producers, begin scouting fields for the disease. Stripe rust, caused by the fungus Puccinia striiformis, was fairly prevalent in Kentucky wheat fields in 2016, and will likely make an appearance again in Generally, the stripe rust fungus doesn t survive Kentucky winters, but it can move into Kentucky during the growing season from states south of Kentucky. So far this season, stripe rust has been observed in states like Mississippi and Arkansas, which is an indication that the disease is headed northward. A major pathway in which the stripe rust fungus spores move northward is the Mississippi River Valley, so once the disease is in states like Mississippi and Arkansas, it is only a matter of time before it arrives in Kentucky. Fortunately, many wheat varieties are resistant to stripe rust. For resistant varieties, no additional management will be needed. In addition to checking with the seed company about how resistant a specific wheat variety may be, this information may also be ob-

3 tained by looking at the results of the 2016 University of Kentucky Wheat Variety Performance Trials. If a variety is susceptible to stripe rust, a foliar fungicide application may be needed. Scouting & Management Since stripe rust is present in nearby states, it is important to scout for this disease. Beginning symptoms appear as yellow streaks on leaves. Orange pustules will then appear in a striped pattern where the yellow streaks first occurred (Figure 1). Yield loss is related to how early stripe rust appears. In many years, stripe rust may not occur until after heading. In those cases, a fungicide specifically for stripe rust control will likely not be needed. If stripe rust appears prior to heading on a susceptible variety, then yield loss may occur. A fungicide applied at early flowering (Feekes growth stage ) for Fusarium head blight control (such as Prosaro or Caramba) will provide protection against stripe rust; however, depending on when stripe rust first appears, the susceptibility of the variety, and the rate of disease progression, an earlier fungicide application may be needed. Most fungicide products available for wheat will provide a satisfactory level of control of stripe rust as long as they are applied before stripe rust gets to damaging levels. An application of a foliar fungicide when flag leaves have emerged, will help protect the most important leaf on a wheat plant and protect against yield losses. By Carl A Bradley, Extension Plant Pathologist Aquaculture Workshop Kentucky State University is hosting another aquaculture workshop (this one on outdoor pond aquaculture) on Saturday April 22 beginning at 9 AM at the Kentucky State University Aquaculture Research Center, 103 Athletic Road, Frankfort, KY For more information contact the Extension Office. RSVP to Kat Mitchell at Kathryn.Mitchell@kysu.edu or Carolyn Harris at if you would like to attend. Eden Shale Field Day On May 9 at 3 PM the group at the Eden Shale Farm will be conducting a follow up field day to discuss feeding areas performance, cow preference and hay feeding data. This is a great opportunity to see different styles of feeding areas that can be incorporated into operations to gain efficiency and to lower the degradation from field feeding during the winter. Soil Testing Having a soil test analyzed is one of the best tools we can use for our operations. Whether we are testing lawns, gardens, pasture field, hay field, or row crop fields a soil test can provide a host of information to achieve desired results. The spring of the year seems to be a very common time to have soil tests analyzed. Although tests can be performed year round, planning ahead can at times be much more efficient and save money in the process. Lets discuss a few ways to look at good times to have soil tests analyzed. Spring is a fine time to collect soil test but it has limitations. Many samples are gathered in the spring increasing the turnaround time for results to get back in hand. The length of time can increase days to even weeks depending on the number of samples submitted to the lab during that time. Fall soil testing can be the most ideal time to submit samples. Turnaround times are more reasonable during the fall and fertilizer costs generally are more economical from year to year. Applying Phosphorous and Potassium in the fall can save money and it will be in the ground ready for planting the following spring. So with a little pre-planning we can lessen that extremely busy spring to some degree by sampling in the fall. Taking soil samples no matter the time of year is a beneficial process to any operation. So take some time to plan ahead for gathering soil samples to get the needed information for improving yields or gaining desired results. If time gets away still take time to get a soil test result.

4 Woodland Short Course On Saturday, April 29 from 8 AM-12:15 PM there will be a Woodland Short Course for Private Land Owners discussing management of woodland acres at the Mayville Community College. The short course will cover many topics that could be helpful to those with wooded acreage on the farm. Discussion on best management practices could lead to more profits when wood acres are ready for harvest. The morning short course will cover topics such as: Tree Identification Insects and Disease Wildlife Management Invasive Species (ID/Control) Timber Harvest/Sales Maple Syrup Production Cost for the short course will be $10 with a light breakfast provided. Pre-registration is required for the event. To register contact ext cooked enough. 6. Remove the cooked pork from the skillet. Place it in a serving dish. 7. Put the green pepper slices in the skillet. 8. Stir the in pineapple chunks with their juice. 9. Stir in the ginger and cinnamon. 10. Simmer for about 3-5 minutes. 11. Spoon the pineapple mixture over cooked pork. NOTE: Served with rice. Source: Pennsylvania Nutrition Education Program Calendar of Events APR 19 BQA 9 AM M CEO APR 19 Pesticide Cert 2 PM M CEO APR 22 Aquaculture W orkshop 9 AM KSU Farm APR 25 Tobacco GAP 3 PM M CEO APR 29 Woodland Short Course 8 AM M CTCS MAY1 LIA 7 PM MCEO MAY 9 Eden Shale 3 PM Ow enton, KY MAY 18 Feeder Calf Tagging 5-7 PM Stockyards MAY 20 Small Animal Tagging 8-Noon Stockyards Sincerely, A Recipe to Try Pineapple Pork Tad Campbell, CEA for Agriculture/Natural Resources INGREDIENTS: 1 green pepper (medium) 4 pork chops (boneless, about 1 pound) 1/8 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 cup pineapple chunks (8-ounce, undrained) 1/4 teaspoon ginger 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon DIRECTIONS: 1. Cut the green pepper into strips. 2. Heat the oil in a large skillet. 3. Place pork chops on the heated skillet. Sprinkle the salt on top. 4. Cook the pork for 5 minutes on low heat on each side. 5. The pork should lose its pink color when it s

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