I hope this Newsletter finds you well. Like last week and weeks before, Darke County remains very wet, with water standing in many places in fields and roads (https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?OH). Some days have been back and forth between rainy and sunny, and corn and soybeans are continuing to grow as the weather has cooperated. Common weeds in the fields include poison hemlock, Canada thistle, jimsonweed, and lambsquarter, among others.
It’s always a good time to talk about gardening, and a great opportunity to do so is at the Darke County Garden Roundtable. Our next session will be held at the OSU Extension Office on Thursday, June 18th at 6:00 p.m. We’ll be focusing on Summer Insect Pest Management and our Plant of the Month is Potatoes.
With the weather we’ve been having, it seems fitting that our next meeting at Worch Library will be covering Rain Barrels. These can be a great way to keep excess water of your yard when its too wet, and repurpose that water at times when its not as plentiful. If you’re interested in learning more on that topic, I hope to see you there on June 25th at 4:00 p.m.
I would encourage any soybean producers to take part in soil sampling for Soybean Cyst Nematode. Once again the Ohio Soybean Council is providing for up to two free samples per grower to be tested at the OSU Soybean Pathology and Nematology Lab. This opportunity is a great way to improve yields and profitability, so don’t hesitate to reach out for more information.
The next Darke County Ag Breakfast will be Friday, June 19th at 7:30 a.m. at Jack’s Cabin in Greenville.
This week’s Newsletter topics include:
- Economic Considerations for Replant Decisions
- Liability for Escaped Livestock
- Making High-Quality Baleage
- Measuring Cow Herd Yield
- Weather Update
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.
Best,
Caden Buschur
Ohio State University Extension
Darke County Extension Educator
Agriculture and Natural Resources
