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Cooperave Extension Service Carter County 94 Fairground Drive Grayson, KY 41143 (606) 474-6686 Fax: (606) 474-8542 extension.ca.uky.edu Carter county Agriculture & Natural Resources Upcoming Events All events held at the Carter County Extension Office unless otherwise noted. February 12 6:00 2020 Farm Bill, Crop Outlook, and Risk Management Meeng @ Mason County Extension Office February 12-15 Naonal Farm Machinery Show @ KY Fair & Expo Center—Louisville February 13 7:00-8:30 Forestry Webinar: Understanding the Financial Aspects of Woodland Manage- ment (Counts for Kentucky Master Logger Connuing Educaon Credits) February 13 5:30-8:45 Woods and Wildlife for Your Wallet—Greenup County High School February 17 10:00 Ag Advancement Council Meeng February 18 8:00-4:00 Hemp Producon Meeng @ Bath County Extension Office (Preregistraon required) February 20 7:00-8:30 Forestry Webinar: More than Timber: Income Opportunies from Non-Timber Forest Products (Counts for Kentucky Master Logger Connuing Educaon Credits) February 25 6:00 Northeast Area Livestock Associaon Cale Meeng—Sponsor: All Creatures Veterinary Care February 27 9:00, 1:00, Private Pescide Applicator Trainings @ Boyd County Extension Franks Building & 6:00 at the Boyd County Fairgrounds February 27 7:00-8:30 Forestry Webinar: Launching Your Woodland Legacy: Intact, In Forest and In Family Ownership February 28-29 Eastern KY Farmer Conference @ Morehead Conference Center February 29 9:00-3:00 Small Farm & Garden Conference & Northeast Kentucky Farm Machinery Expo @ Boyd County Fairgrounds Extension Expo Building March 2 6:30-9:00 Dicamba Cerficaon @ Fleming County Extension Office March 4 6:00 Tobacco GAP Cerficaon @ Maysville Community & Technical College March 5 Last Day to Order Strawberry, Raspberry, & Blackberry Plants March 5 7:00-8:30 Forestry Webinar: Kentucky Forestry & Wildlife Assistance: Finding the Help You Need (Counts for Kentucky Master Logger Connuing Educaon Credits) March 17 6:30 Haylage Informaonal Meeng– Speaker: Dr. Jimmy Henning, UK Extension For- age Specialist; Cohosted by: Kees Farm Service March 19 Novel Tall Fescue Renovaon Workshop—Lexington March 19 6:00 Northeast Area Livestock Associaon Cale Meeng April 18 10:00 Eastern KY Horse Expo @ Boyd County Fairgrounds Extension Educaon Center Like us on Facebook for updates and new meeng announcements. hps://www.facebook.com/CCESAG/ Meeng cancellaons due to inclement weather will also be announced on our Facebook page.

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Cooperative Extension Service Carter County 94 Fairground Drive Grayson, KY 41143 (606) 474-6686 Fax: (606) 474-8542 extension.ca.uky.edu

Carter county Agriculture &

Natural Resources

Upcoming Events

All events held at the Carter County Extension Office unless otherwise noted.

February 12 6:00 2020 Farm Bill, Crop Outlook, and Risk Management Meeting @ Mason County Extension Office

February 12-15 National Farm Machinery Show @ KY Fair & Expo Center—Louisville

February 13 7:00-8:30 Forestry Webinar: Understanding the Financial Aspects of Woodland Manage- ment (Counts for Kentucky Master Logger Continuing Education Credits)

February 13 5:30-8:45 Woods and Wildlife for Your Wallet—Greenup County High School

February 17 10:00 Ag Advancement Council Meeting

February 18 8:00-4:00 Hemp Production Meeting @ Bath County Extension Office (Preregistration required)

February 20 7:00-8:30 Forestry Webinar: More than Timber: Income Opportunities from Non-Timber Forest Products (Counts for Kentucky Master Logger Continuing Education Credits)

February 25 6:00 Northeast Area Livestock Association Cattle Meeting—Sponsor: All Creatures Veterinary Care

February 27 9:00, 1:00, Private Pesticide Applicator Trainings @ Boyd County Extension Franks Building & 6:00 at the Boyd County Fairgrounds

February 27 7:00-8:30 Forestry Webinar: Launching Your Woodland Legacy: Intact, In Forest and In Family Ownership

February 28-29 Eastern KY Farmer Conference @ Morehead Conference Center

February 29 9:00-3:00 Small Farm & Garden Conference & Northeast Kentucky Farm Machinery Expo @ Boyd County Fairgrounds Extension Expo Building

March 2 6:30-9:00 Dicamba Certification @ Fleming County Extension Office

March 4 6:00 Tobacco GAP Certification @ Maysville Community & Technical College

March 5 Last Day to Order Strawberry, Raspberry, & Blackberry Plants

March 5 7:00-8:30 Forestry Webinar: Kentucky Forestry & Wildlife Assistance: Finding the Help You Need (Counts for Kentucky Master Logger Continuing Education Credits)

March 17 6:30 Haylage Informational Meeting– Speaker: Dr. Jimmy Henning, UK Extension For- age Specialist; Cohosted by: Kee’s Farm Service

March 19 Novel Tall Fescue Renovation Workshop—Lexington

March 19 6:00 Northeast Area Livestock Association Cattle Meeting

April 18 10:00 Eastern KY Horse Expo @ Boyd County Fairgrounds Extension Education Center

Like us on Facebook for updates and new meeting announcements. https://www.facebook.com/CCESAG/

Meeting cancellations due to inclement weather will also be announced on our Facebook page.

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Tobacco GAP Certification

The annual Tobacco GAP Certification will be held at the Maysville Community and Technical Col-lege on March 4th at 6 PM. Tobacco producers must be GAP Certified to grow a crop. The meeting

Private Pesticide Applicator Trainings February 27th

Sessions starting at 9:00, 1:00 & 6:00

Boyd County Extension Franks Building at the Boyd County Fair-grounds

Choose the session that works

Northeast Area Livestock Association

Cattle Meeting

February 25th @ 6:00

Topic: Calving Difficulties, Including a Question

& Answer Session with the Vets

Speakers: Dr. Amber Partridge, DVM; Dr. Kendra

Ison, DVM; Dr. Donald Gibson, DVM; & Others

Sponsored by: All Creatures Veterinary Care

A meal will be provided.

Feel free to bring your

favorite dessert to share.

Haylage Informational Meeting

March 17th at 6:30

Join us to learn all about the basics of haylage production.

Speaker: Dr. Jimmy Henning, UK Extension Forage Specialist

Cohosted by: Kee’s Farm Service

Third Annual National Pesticide Safety Education Month –

February 2020 February is National Pesticide Safety Education month. This is a time to reinforce the core principals of safe and responsible pes-ticide use for many audiences. Pesticides are key tools used to manage a diverse group of pests, diseases, and weeds. Pesticide safety is just as important with pesticides used around homes as it is on farms and businesses.

In Kentucky, pesticides are defined quite widely and the defini-tion includes any substance or mixture of substances to prevent, destroy, control, repel, attract, or mitigate any pest; any sub-stances used as plant regulators, defoliants, or desiccants; or any substance used as a spray adjuvant, once they have been mixed with an EPA registered product. Safe use of pesticides does not have a simple, one-size-fits-all solution, but here are some basic pesticide safety principles – a starting point for safe-ty from purchase to disposal.

Read the entire pesticide label before purchase and use. You are legally required to read and follow everything on the label ex-cept the information about crops or sites that you are not going to treat.

Follow all applicable federal, state, tribal and local laws and reg-ulations concerning the use of pesticides and personal protec-tive equipment.

Seek competent advice if there is something you don’t under-

stand on the label or in other applicable laws and regulations.

Transport pesticides in the trunk or truck bed, separate from passengers, groceries or animal feed, and secure the containers to prevent spills.

Store pesticides in a locked cabinet or secure area, away from food, feed, or personal protective equipment.

Follow all applicable Worker Protection Standards information exchange, notification, posting, and other requirements.

Measure and mix pesticides in a well-ventilated area away from children, pets, toys, and food.

Calibrate and maintain application equipment so that the amount of pesticide applied will be accurate, uniform, and legal.

Keep pesticides on target – use untreated buffers if necessary or delay the application if conditions favor off-target movement due to wind or water.

Identify sensitive areas and organisms that could be affected by the application, and take all necessary precautions.

Do everything possible to prevent spills and leaks, and always have an absorbent material, such as cat litter or sawdust, readily available.

Wash slightly contaminated work clothes separately before re-use, and follow all directions on care and disposal of personal protective equipment.

Dispose of the pesticide properly, as well as any excess spray mixture, empty containers, and contaminated cleanup material and clothing.

Always read and follow all pesticide label requirements as well

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Forestry Webinars 7:00 PM -8:30 PM

Carter County Extension Office

February 13: Understanding the Financial Aspects of Woodland Management.

February 20: More than Timber: Income Opportunities from Non-timber Forest Products.

February 27: Launching your Woodland Legacy: Intact, In For-est and In Family Ownership.

March 5: Kentucky Forestry and Wildlife Assistance: Finding the Help You Need.

All (but the February 27 session)

Rebecca Konopka,

Carter County Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources

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Visit http://forages.ca.uky.edu/ to sign up for the

full monthly forage newsletter.

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Mid-South Stocker Conference gives cattle producers tools to succeed in a new decade January 29, 2020 | By: Aimee Nielson

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Cattle and grass just go together. With plentiful, lush pastures, Kentucky is a prime place for grazing stocker cattle. The University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment supports cattle producers in many ways, including focused conferences that address their challenges in practical ways.

The Mid-South Stocker Conference is an annual offering, in partnership with the University of Tennessee and industry partners. This year, the rotating conference is coming to Bowling Green Feb. 26 at the Warren Coun-ty Cooperative Extension office.

“This year, our major focus is on health-related topics,” said Jeffrey Lehmkuhler, UK beef specialist. “We’ll be relaying information cattle producers need to help them manage stocker cattle in this new decade.”

The conference will begin with registration at 8 a.m. CST, followed by the opening session at 9 a.m. Morning topics include internal parasite control, Asian long-horned tick, antibiotic availability and changes in procur-ing feeder cattle for the feedlot. After lunch and an opportunity to visit the trade show, the afternoon ses-sion begins at 1:30 p.m. Topics for the afternoon include virtual tours of local cattle operations, capturing profit and field necropsy for diagnostics.

The day ends with a wrap-up at 4:15 p.m. A brochure is available online.

To register for the conference, visit the conference website at https://ag.tennessee.edu/midsouthstockerconference/Pages/Registration.aspx . Early registration ends Jan. 31 and is $50 per individual, $90 per couple or $30 per student. After that date, registration is $65 per individual, $110 per couple and $45 per student. Participants may register and pay online or contact Ben Crites at [email protected] or Lehmkuhler at [email protected]. Cattle graze lush Kentucky pastures.—Photo by Aimee Nielson

Update on Dicambia Training:

The KDA has recently approved online training mod-ules from BASF, Bayer, and Syngenta; These training modules qualify just the same as an in person train-ing, so it greatly expands the opportunity for applica-tors to get their required certification.

BASF—https://www.engeniastewardship.com/#/training

Bayer—https://training.roundupreadyxtend.com/

Syngenta—http://www.syngenta-us.com/herbicides/tavium-application-stewardship

If an applicator/farmer wants to apply Xtendimax, FeXapan, Engenia, or Tavium in 2020 they have to complete one of the following dicamba trainings:

-In person training (March 2nd from 6:30-9:00 at Fleming County Extension Office)

Or -Complete an Online Dicamba training (as listed above)

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Signups for 2019 and 2020 ARC/PLC Going On Now! Agricultural producers now can enroll in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs – two U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) safety net programs – for the 2019 and 2020 crop year.

ARC provides income support payments on historical base acres when actual crop revenue declines below a specified guaranteed level. PLC provides income support payments on historical base acres when the effective price for a covered commodity falls below its reference price. The 2018 Farm Bill reauthorized and updated both programs.

Signup for the 2019 crop year closes March 15, 2020, while signup for the 2020 crop year closes June 30, 2020. Producers who have not yet enrolled for 2019 can enroll for both 2019 and 2020 during the same visit to an FSA county office.

ARC and PLC have options for the farm operator who is actively farming the land as well as the owner of the land. Farm owners also have a one-time opportunity to update PLC payment yields beginning with crop year 2020. If the farm owner and producer visit the FSA county office together, FSA can also update yield information during that visit.

Covered commodities include barley, canola, large and small chickpeas, corn, crambe, flaxseed, grain sor-ghum, lentils, mustard seed, oats, peanuts, dry peas, rapeseed, long grain rice, medium and short grain rice, safflower seed, seed cotton, sesame, soybeans, sunflower seed and wheat.

Making the ARC vs. PLC Decision for the 2019 and 2020 Crop Years—What are the Potential Marketing-Year Average Prices? Source: Todd Davis, Assistant Extension Professor Grain Marketing and Risk Management Department of Agricultural Economics

The 2018 Farm Bill is providing farmers great flexibility to choose the program that has the greatest potential to provide the best protection against lower price (Price Risk Coverage) or a shallow-loss to reve-nue (Agricultural Risk Coverage-County). Many farm-ers chose the Agricultural Risk Coverage – County (ARC-CO) for their corn and soybean base under the 2014 Farm Bill. In contrast, the Price Loss Coverage (PLC) program provided the potential payments for wheat base under the 2014 Farm Bill.

The significant difference between the 2014 and 2018 Farm Bills is the price environment for corn, soybeans, and wheat. The 2014 Farm Bill was passed as the commodity price boom was ending, and the ARC-CO program was able to capture the record prices as part of the revenue guarantee used to calculate potential payments. Hence, ARC-CO was more likely to make large payments in the first two or three years of the farm bill. The 2018 Farm Bill was passed in this period of lower commodity prices, so the payout po-tential for ARC-CO is reduced, and PLC may be the better alternative for some commodities.

Farmers have to elect ARC or PLC by covered commodity for each FSA farm by March 15, 2020. Farmers need to develop an expectation for the 2019 and 2020 U.S. Marketing Year Average (MYA) price for

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each covered commodity. We can start to establish price expectations for both marketing years by study-ing the January 2020 WASDE and the Preliminary Base-line Projections released in November 2019.

Table 1 shows the projected supply and de-mand for corn, soybeans, and wheat for the 2019 and 2020 marketing years. The 2019 corn crop is projected at 13.6 billion bushels, down 648 million bushels from the 2018 crop. Corn demand for 2019 is also reduced because of lower projected exports. As a result, corn stocks are expected to decline, and the 2019 U.S. MYA price is projected at $3.85/bushel (Table 1).

USDA’s preliminary Agricultural Baseline Pro-jections project corn area to increase in 2020. Assum-ing a trend-yield, the 2020 corn crop could be 15.5 bil-lion bushels. USDA is projecting increased demand both in the domestic and export markets. Still, 2020 corn stocks could grow to over 2.7 billion bushels and push the U.S. MYA price to $3.40/bushel (Table 1).

For 2019 soybeans, the 870 million bushel re-duction in production partially offset the record large carry-in from 2018. The lower production kept soybean stocks from swelling further because use remains stag-nant until China starts to fulfill its Phase 1 commit-ments to increase imports. Even though the soybean market has been beaten up, the 2019 U.S. MYA price is projected at $9/bushel.

USDA projects 2020 soybean area to increase to 84 million acres. If farmers harvest a trend-yield crop, total soybean supply could approach 4.7 billion bushels. USDA doesn’t predict impacts of policy, so total projected use remains subdued for the 2020 mar-keting year. The 2020 U.S. MYA soybean price is pro-jected at $8.85/bushel.

USDA projects the 2019 wheat crop at 1.9 bil-lion bushels, which is 35 million bushels larger than the 2018 crop. The total supply for 2019 is only 14 million bushels smaller than the 2018 supply. USDA is projecting 2019 wheat use to increase by 101 million bushels due to increased exports and feed use. Ending wheat stocks are expected to decline to 965 million bushels, but the U.S. MYA price is also projected lower to $4.55 per bushel (Table 1).USDA preliminary projections for the 2020 wheat crop is a return to typical yields, which implies production will decline by 84 million bushels.

Planting Strawberries

For best results, select a site with deep, sandy loam soil well supplied with organic matter. Clay soils can produce a good crop if the site has been prepared to drain well and has added organic matter. Fields with heavy perennial weed pressure should not be planted to strawberries. Avoid fields that have been in potatoes, tobacco, peppers, egg-plants or tomatoes due to potential problems with Verticillium wilt. Strawberries need to be located on ground higher than the surrounding area to reduce the chance of spring frost damage. A water supply needs to be available nearby since irrigation is a necessity for commercial production. Some growers install overhead sprinklers if an ample water supply is

Strawberry,

Raspberry, &

Blackberry

plant orders are

due to the

Extension Office

by March 5.

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Procedure for Filing a Complaint

The College of Agriculture, Food and Environment is an Equal Opportunity Organization with respect to education and employment and authorization to provide research, education infor-mation and other services only to indi-viduals and institutions that function without regard to economic or social status and will not discriminate on the bases of race, color, ethnic origin, creed, religion, political belief, sex, sex-ual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, marital status, genetic information, age, veteran sta-tus, or physical or mental disabil-ity. Inquiries regarding compliance with Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments, Section 504 of the Reha-bilitation Act and other related matter should be directed to Equal Opportuni-ty Office, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Ken-tucky, Room S-105, Agriculture Science Building, North Lexington, Kentucky 40546.

February 2020

What’s Inside:

Upcoming Events Pg 1

NEALA Cattle Meeting Pg 2

Private Pesticide Applicator Trainings Pg 2

Haylage Informational Meeting Pg 2

Tobacco GAP Certification Pg 2

National Pesticide Safety Education Month Pg 2

Hemp Production Pg 3

Forestry Webinars Pg 3

National Farm Machinery Show Pg 3

Forage News Pg 4

Mid-South Stocker Conference Pg 5

Dicambia Updates Pg 5

KADF On-Farm Water Management Pg 5

ARC/PLC Pg 6-7