I hope this Newsletter finds you well. Darke County remains out of the abnormally dry classification, but most parts of the county could use a good amount of rain (https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?OH). Corn and soybeans continue to progress through the reproductive growth stages, and silage harvest will start before long. Giant and Common Ragweed, Waterhemp, velvetleaf, and volunteer corn are common weeds.
I hope you all enjoyed your time at the Great Darke County Fair! Congratulations to all those who had success this week, and thank you to everybody who made the event possible. Special thanks to those who helped out at the Steak and Chop Tent.
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 on 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 to 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.
If you have any interest in joining the OSU Extension-Darke County team, consider applying to be an Extension Educator Coordinator at our office. A job description and further information is provided in the attached flyer; feel free to contact me with any questions.
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:
Battle for the Belt
Evaluating Bulls on a Cattle Operation
Importance of Forage Analysis
Planting a Pollinator Patch
Red Crown Rot in Soybeans
Southern Rust in Corn
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