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Steps to Safe Groundwater

Lowell Hamilton, CEA for Ag & Natural Resources
Steps to Safe Groundwater
 
Sources: Blake Newton and Amanda Abnee Gumbert
 
Agricultural chemicals are an important part of many farm operations. Used properly, they help Kentucky farmers produce an abundant, safe food supply. However, if mishandled, they can contaminate groundwater, which is a source of drinking water for many residents.
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Using Leftover Vegetable Seeds »

Using Leftover Vegetable Seeds

Submitted by Lowell  Hamilton, CEA for Ag & Natural Resources
 
                If you’re like me, your eyes are bigger than your garden so you often have seed leftover from previous years.  Be sure your leftover seeds can germinate before you send in that new seed catalogue order, or visit the local garden supply center.
                When properly [...]

PLOWING THROUGH »

PLOWING THROUGH

by Lowell Hamilton, CEA for Ag & Natural Resources  
 
Fruit Tree Grafting Demonstration & Strawberry Orders
  
          The Breathitt County Extension Service is having a fruit tree grafting demonstration on Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. at the Breathitt County High School Ag Classroom.  We will have supplies, including wax bands and scion wood for you [...]

Plowing Through »

Plowing Through

By Lowell Hamilton, Breathitt County Extension Agent for Agriculture & Natural Resources
 
Planting Fall Vegetables
      
   It is not too late to continue to enjoy the garden and add new plantings.  A variety of produce can be grown in Kentucky gardens in the coming weeks allowing fresh items to be available well into the fall.
            The cooler [...]

Plowing Through »

Plowing Through

By Lowell Hamilton – CEA for Ag & Natural Resources
 
Controlling Corn Earworm in Sweet Corn 
           
One of the most potentially damaging problems facing sweet corn producers is controlling insects that feed on the ear.  During the summer months, sweet corn producers need to watch for corn earworm.  Corn earworm is potentially the greatest threat to sweet [...]

Plowing Through »

Plowing Through

By Lowell Hamilton, CEA for Ag & Natural Resources
  TIPS TO KEEP CHIGGERS FROM TAKING A BIT OUT OF YOU          You’ve just taken a leisurely walk through the woods on the way to a renowned fishing hole and picked some wild berries along the way. Later, intense, incessant itching interrupts your enjoyment of the fresh fish [...]

PLOWING THROUGH »

PLOWING THROUGH

By Lowell Hamilton, CEA for Agriculture & Natural Resources
  
WAYS TO CONTROL ADULT MOSQUITOES
            Eliminating breeding sites remains the best way to prevent mosquito problems. Since some mosquitoes fly long distances, you   also might need to take actions against incoming adults.
            Mosquitoes can ruin summertime activities by the irritation of their bites and annoyance of their [...]

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