I hope this Newsletter finds you well. While Darke County remains out of the abnormally dry category, much of the area would benefit from rain (https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?OH). Corn and soybeans continue to progress, with some foliar diseases such as Tar Spot and Northern Corn Leaf Blight being seen in some corn. Common weeds have included waterhemp and some palmer amaranth, as well as common and giant ragweed, marestail, and foxtails.
Happy Fair Week! The Great Darke County Fair is officially here and there will be plenty of activity for the next week. Good luck to everybody participating in shows, and I hope to see many of you at the fair. Be sure to stop by the Steak and Chop Tent for a bite to eat; if you’re interested in working a shift, register with the following link: https://go.osu.edu/dcf-steak-and-chop-25
I’ll be at Worch Library on August 28th at 4:00 p.m. to discuss Blackberry Production. We’ll discuss management practices for producing a good blackberry crop, including water and nutrient management, pest control, pruning, harvest, and more. I hope to see you there!
Our next Darke County Garden Roundtables will be August 26th at 12:00 p.m. and August 27th at 6:00 p.m. These sessions will be at the OSU Extension office, and the agenda is attached.
Farm Science Review is a month away, and as always, there will be plenty to see and do. The event will run from September 16th-18th. Tickets are available for $10 at the Extension office—make sure to get them ahead of time to save yourself some money at the gate.
The next Darke County Ag Breakfast will be August 29th at 7:30 a.m. at Jack’s Cabin in Greenville.
This week’s Newsletter topics include:
Cover Crops and Manure Following Wheat
Impacts of Delayed Silage Harvest
Plants Poisonous or Injurious to Horses
Rabies in Cattle
State Operating Budget’s Impact on Agriculture
Stockpiling Fescue and Orchardgrass
I hope you enjoy this week’s Newsletter, and as always, never hesitate to reach out to me and let me know how I can best serve you and all of Darke County.
by Caden Buschur, Darke County Extension Educator