I hope this Newsletter finds you well. There has been some variation in rainfall throughout Darke County; while certain areas of the county have had some excess rain at times, many areas throughout the county could benefit from some rain in the coming days (https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?fips_39037Corn is progressing nicely, with much of it starting to tassel, and many soybean fields have begun flowering. The second cutting of alfalfa and wheat harvest is largely complete. Many garden crops are ready to harvest as well. Common weeds include waterhemp, common and giant ragweed, and volunteer corn, with other weeds making appearances as well.
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 July 17th at 12:00 p.m. and July 30th at 6:00 p.m. These sessions will be at the OSU Extension office, and the agenda is attached.
If you have a pond or are planning on having a pond in the near future, the Tri-County Pond Clinic in Miami County will be a great event to attend. The clinic will be on July 28th at 6:30 p.m. There, we’ll discuss basic pond management, information for new pond owners, liability of pond ownership, and stocking ponds with fish. See the attached flyer for more details.
The next Darke County Ag Breakfast will be July 18th at 7:30 a.m. at Jack’s Cabin in Greenville.
This week’s Newsletter topics include:
Battle for the Belt
Bovine Emergency Response Training
Choosing a Soil Analytical Laboratory
Planting Warm-Season Annual Forage Grasses
Scouting for Soybean Diseases
Selling Home-Produced Foods that Use Fresh Fruit
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