Fall-planted rye, triticale, and wheat as well as spring pastures soon should be ready to graze. These fields can give great grazing, but be sure you take steps to avoid problems with grass tetany.
Grass tetany is caused by low blood magnesium. Low blood magnesium can be due to low levels of magnesium in lush spring grass, but it also is caused by mineral imbalances like high potassium and nitrogen or low calcium in the diet.
Properly planned meal preparation can help both your waist line and your budget. Meal preparation means food inventory, recipe research, grocery shopping, cooking, meal portioning, and storing your meals. Most families do the cooking, portioning, and storage on a daily basis. With proper planning, most of the cooking that you do all week long can be done in one day. Saving money, saving time, portion control, and attaining fitness goals can all be achieved by preparing meals ahead of time.
The first official day of spring is March 20th. Mother Nature attempted to fool us into thinking that spring was already here a couple weeks ago when we had almost a week straight of 70 degree days. During that week, people were out walking, running, playing sports, and spending time being active with their families. We were all brought back to reality by Winter Storm Quid and the 9 inches of snow that came with it. While it is true that we have a few weeks left of winter, there are some things that we can discuss in the meantime to help us be our physical best when spring arrives.
How does health insurance affect farmers and ranchers? Help influence rural health policy in upcoming survey
Farmers and ranchers: How does health insurance affect you? Help influence rural health policy by participating in an upcoming USDA funded survey. Your responses will help researchers understand how health-insurance policy affects farmers’ and ranchers’ decisions to invest, expand, and grow their enterprises.
Selected participants received a letter about the survey in February.
The only way to know is to take a soil sample.
Contact your local extension office to get a soil sample bag today!
With increasing concerns about bedbugs, the number of insects brought into Extension offices for identification has increased.
Only a few bedbugs have been brought into my office this past year. Some of the insects brought in are bat bugs. These are almost identical in appearance to bed bugs and I can only distinguish between the two by using a microscope.
On warm winter days, questions about Asian lady beetles, boxelder bugs or cluster flies can arise. And pantry pests, like Dermestid beetles and flour beetles, are brought in year round.
Extension has long been a resource for insect identification. It is one example of our being the front door to your land grant university.
