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Farming

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  • Cool plants for fall containers

    This time of the year we usually start to think about cleaning off the front porch, emptying containers of declining summer annuals and replacing them with something a little showy for the fall.  
    We hope that the old standby of mums will persist through the onset of winter, but that depends on the weather and the shape the mums were in when we purchased them. I have seen some that still look largely intact and others that are ready to be pulled.

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  • Harrison Co. Beef Cattle annual meeting a success

    The Harrison County Beef Cattle Association held their annual meeting on Thursday, Nov. 8. There were 160 producers from Harrison County who attended the 2012 annual meeting at the Harrison County Extension Center. The meeting began with a meal followed by a short business meeting conducted by Mike Malone, president of the local association.

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  • Grain meeting scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 27

    The Harrison County Extension Office will conduct a grain program on Tuesday, Nov. 27 from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Harrison County Extension Office and will consist of everything from fertility to plant population. A special segment will deal with crop insurance for 2013.
    Dr. Chad Lee, Grain Specialist at the University of Kentucky, has put the program together and we will be receiving the program via computer feed from Lexington.  Several counties will be participating in the program and each will have an opportunity to ask questions as they come up.

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  • Sweet potatoes not just for Thanksgiving anymore

    I am a huge sweet potato fan.  
    My comfort food consists of roasted chicken, sweet potatoes and broccoli; you can’t beat it!

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  • Sweet potatoes not just for Thanksgiving anymore

    I am a huge sweet potato fan.  
    My comfort food consists of roasted chicken, sweet potatoes and broccoli; you can’t beat it!

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  • Bark is better than bite

    There are certain trees that consistently remain my favorites.  
    When I think about their common characteristics, one thing stands out: the bark.  Interesting bark is always there, whether the tree is leafing out, blooming or showing dramatic fall color.  
    Bark remains constant whether the tree is good, bad, pretty or ugly.  
    Bark has become one of those things we look to when deciding on what to plant, but have you ever thought about the function of bark?  

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  • Local input requested for NRCS Farmbill Program

    The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) administers the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), a federal program that provides technical and financial assistance to land users to address natural resource concerns. NRCS is asking for local input for the fiscal year 2013 program.

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  • A lady beetle invasion common this time of the year

    Some years are worse than others: I remember years when it was like a siege of lady beetles, other years a few popped up here or there.   
    Usually they sneak their way into our homes as a noticeable chill settles in.  
    On sunny days they cling to the screen door on the south side of where I write.  Presently they are displayed before me.
    I need not worry about them as they sun themselves; but the ones that collect indoors, well your best bet is a vacuum cleaner.

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  • FSA County Committee voting to begin Nov. 5

    The Kentucky Farm Service Agency says ballots for the 2012 FSA county committee elections will be mailed to eligible voters on Nov. 5. State FSA Executive Director John McCauley says FSA county committee allows producers to make important decisions concerning the local administration of federal farm programs.
    “I urge all eligible farmers and producers, especially minorities and women, to get involved in their communities by voting in this year’s elections,” McCauley says.

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