I hope this Newsletter finds you well. The major weather focus this week has been the high temperatures. Be careful in the heat, and take measures to keep you and your livestock healthy in these conditions. Much of Darke County has also experienced heavy rains (https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?fips_39037. There is a lot of variation in corn progress, while soybean progress appears more consistent overall. Wheat is turning the corner and harvest will begin before too long. Regarding forages, many alfalfa producers have been harvesting second cutting. Giant ragweed has been the most prominent weed I’ve been seeing in fields, with others such as common ragweed, poison hemlock, and waterhemp not far behind. Be safe in the heat and in the fields as the growing season continues.
I’ll be at Worch Library on July 10th at 4:00 p.m. to discuss Backyard Composting. We’ll discuss topics regarding what you can compost, how to manage the compost, and putting your new resource to use. 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. This session will be at the OSU Extension office, and the agenda is attached.
I’ll be joining some colleagues in Miami County for a Tri-County Pond Clinic 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:
Avoiding Wheat Quality Losses
Beating the Heat on Farms
Dairy Economic Update
Double Crop Soybean Considerations
Potato Leafhopper in Alfalfa
Putting Poison Hemlock Into Perspective
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