Tobacco field day set for Aug. 24
By
David Dugan-
The date for the Tobacco Field Day will be Aug. 24, and we will visit two locations.
Last year, we visited more locations and seemed to be on the road more than we were in the field so I hope we can see as much or more than we did last year in less time.
The locations will be in both Adams and Brown counties. The cooperating farms will be the Raines Farm on Nichols Ridge just northeast of S.R. 770 and the Hall/Ring Farm just south of Georgetown.
We will start out at the Raines farm at 5 p.m. We will look at sucker control using several products that will help reduce residues. We will have different varieties to look at as well.
At the Hall/Ring location, we will again look at sucker control, fungicides for controlling target spot, insecticide trials and varieties plots.
Please call the local OSU Extension Office so we know how many to prepare for. The light meal for the program is sponsored by Chemtura. In addition to the chemical reps that are assisting with these trials we have two University of Kentucky Tobacco Specialists who have been working with me on these plots.
Crop situation
Having been on vacation for a few days, it is amazing how many things that you can get into as you attempt to catch up on a few things around the farm. There is always something that needs done from working calves, to repairing fences, to moving in round bales, to mowing pastures again, to hauling manure that did not get done earlier because of the wet spring, and the list goes on and on.
Speaking of the wet spring and how much did not get done because of it that brings another thought to mind. The crops that were put in the ground much later than planned are looking pretty good for most of the area.
Some areas have seen some stressed periods with the rains being spaced out a little too far, but most of the area has seen timely rains that have kept the crops going and even the pastures are continuing to grow.
While the crops and pastures continue to produce, the weeds seem to keep growing, too.
In some cases, your list of things that seems to just go on and on should maybe include checking on any ground that ended up not being planted.
This ground may have weeds that are thriving, and as a friend once told me that her daddy always told her was “no seeds, no weeds.”
With that thought in mind, the weeds in some preventative planting fields may be getting close to producing seeds, or may already be there.
An herbicide might be an option, but in most cases you may be looking at using products that could have some danger of moving to other crops, in order to do a good job on weeds that size.
Another option might be to bushhog them down. If you are looking at a shortage of forages, which some people are, you may even want to work the ground and plant some type of forage. My understanding is that you simply can’t take a crop from the fields prior to Nov. 1. There are several options for grazing or even baling if you are set up to wet bale. Dry baling forages would be a challenge in November.
Dates to remember
• Aug. 24 – Ohio animal care meeting in Hillsboro at Southern State Community College beginning at 6 p.m. Members of the Animal Care Board will be there for this public meeting.
• Aug. 25 – Forage Field Night at Research Farm in Jackson. Program starts at 5 p.m. and will include information about hay storage, reducing waste during feeding and other forage information.
• Aug. 25-28 – Ohio Tobacco Festival in Ripley.
David Dugan is an OSU extension agent for agriculture.[[In-content Ad]]
Last year, we visited more locations and seemed to be on the road more than we were in the field so I hope we can see as much or more than we did last year in less time.
The locations will be in both Adams and Brown counties. The cooperating farms will be the Raines Farm on Nichols Ridge just northeast of S.R. 770 and the Hall/Ring Farm just south of Georgetown.
We will start out at the Raines farm at 5 p.m. We will look at sucker control using several products that will help reduce residues. We will have different varieties to look at as well.
At the Hall/Ring location, we will again look at sucker control, fungicides for controlling target spot, insecticide trials and varieties plots.
Please call the local OSU Extension Office so we know how many to prepare for. The light meal for the program is sponsored by Chemtura. In addition to the chemical reps that are assisting with these trials we have two University of Kentucky Tobacco Specialists who have been working with me on these plots.
Crop situation
Having been on vacation for a few days, it is amazing how many things that you can get into as you attempt to catch up on a few things around the farm. There is always something that needs done from working calves, to repairing fences, to moving in round bales, to mowing pastures again, to hauling manure that did not get done earlier because of the wet spring, and the list goes on and on.
Speaking of the wet spring and how much did not get done because of it that brings another thought to mind. The crops that were put in the ground much later than planned are looking pretty good for most of the area.
Some areas have seen some stressed periods with the rains being spaced out a little too far, but most of the area has seen timely rains that have kept the crops going and even the pastures are continuing to grow.
While the crops and pastures continue to produce, the weeds seem to keep growing, too.
In some cases, your list of things that seems to just go on and on should maybe include checking on any ground that ended up not being planted.
This ground may have weeds that are thriving, and as a friend once told me that her daddy always told her was “no seeds, no weeds.”
With that thought in mind, the weeds in some preventative planting fields may be getting close to producing seeds, or may already be there.
An herbicide might be an option, but in most cases you may be looking at using products that could have some danger of moving to other crops, in order to do a good job on weeds that size.
Another option might be to bushhog them down. If you are looking at a shortage of forages, which some people are, you may even want to work the ground and plant some type of forage. My understanding is that you simply can’t take a crop from the fields prior to Nov. 1. There are several options for grazing or even baling if you are set up to wet bale. Dry baling forages would be a challenge in November.
Dates to remember
• Aug. 24 – Ohio animal care meeting in Hillsboro at Southern State Community College beginning at 6 p.m. Members of the Animal Care Board will be there for this public meeting.
• Aug. 25 – Forage Field Night at Research Farm in Jackson. Program starts at 5 p.m. and will include information about hay storage, reducing waste during feeding and other forage information.
• Aug. 25-28 – Ohio Tobacco Festival in Ripley.
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