Crop

June 1, 1987 Georgia Vegetable Co.'s recent decision not to aerially spray its crops with insecticides may have produced a sigh of relief in the Becknerville area, but the action was both unnecessary and disappointing, the owner of a Florida-based crop dusting service said. Jerry White, owner of J&M Flying Service in Orlando, Fla., agreed two months ago to provide crop dusting services to GVC after discussion with GVC farm manager Gary Voelkel. The Indians ripped the Dodgers 15-6 and the Red Sox downed the Cubs 10-5 in Winchester Little League action Friday night at Lykins Park.

In 30 years of farming, David LeMaster said he has seen few corn crops as bad as this year's. Despite recent rains and slightly cooler temperatures, for most local corn growers, it's too little, too late. “It's kind of bleak right now,”¿LeMaster said. A tenant farmer, LeMaster has crops scattered across Clark and Bourbon counties. Most of his corn is located on Prewitt Pike, near the Clark-Montgomery county line. In a best case scenario, he expects to yield about 30 bushels from his 100 acres of corn this year.

LEXINGTON ? With harvest nearing completion, high humidity levels caused by an exceptionally moist year could cause curing problems for growers of burley and dark tobacco, said specialists with the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture. Much of the early-cured burley and dark air-cured crops are showing signs of houseburn or barn rot. Andy Bailey, UK dark tobacco extension specialist, estimated that as much as two-thirds of the dark air-cured tobacco crop has at least small traces of the rot, which also is called "sweat.

Crop producers pay less attention to combating weed problems during the fall and early winter months. However, this is an optimum time to critically evaluate successes and failures of the past season and make plans for the upcoming growing season. It is a good time of year to consider what weed control strategies worked and what options did not perform up to expectations during the growing season, and why. Where control practices failed, you may want to consider what weed problems or escapes occurred in the field, if these weed species are annuals or perennials, and whether they are reoccurring problems.

Picnic with pets planned May 7 Sadie's Animal Rescue and Adoption is holding "Picnic With The Pets" May 7 at the big shelter at Millennium Park. Activities include painting and a bake sale. Visitors will have a chance to meet dogs and cats available for adoption. Danville-Boyle County Humane Society will hold a free dog training class at 1 p.m. Participants may bring a rescued dog or lead one of Sadie's dogs through the program and learn valuable information about dog behavior.

Farmers and ranchers have 15 days after the disaster occurrence to file a Notice of Loss under the current Noninsured Disaster Assistance Program provisions. Producers who did not purchase NAP coverage should still file a Notice of Loss with the local county office. NAP was designed to reduce financial losses that occur when natural disasters cause a catastrophic loss of production or prevented planting of an eligible crop by providing coverage equivalent to CAT insurance.

LANCASTER - A program that promotes long-term involvement for tobacco growers is being held in three sessions for producers in Garrard, Boyle and Lincoln counties. The final session is scheduled 9 a.m.-3 p.m. March 15 at the Garrard County extension service office. Those attending had to pre-register and pay a $20 fee. Garrard Agricultural Agent Mike Carter said the information in the sessions is more in-depth than production programs offered in the past. It includes recommendations based on research by University of Kentucky College of Agriculture experts.

Procrastination is a big word. There is a good definition in the dictionary, but what it boils down to is not doing what you should have done as early as you should have done it. I have at least gone to put up a blind by now, but I must admit there are so many other things taking priority now that I haven't had the wherewithal go about getting things done that would normally have been done a month ago. I haven't squirrel hunted, even after...

In addition to looking out for the welfare of the residents of District 4, Magistrate Joseph Stanley has been hard at work stripping his tobacco, working from nine in the morning, till four in the evening. He has approximately 37,000 lbs. of tobacco to strip and send off to market in November. Stanley has a contract with Philip Morris and this year the market is in Danville, instead of Lebanon. There have been less people growing tobacco since the government buyout about ten years ago, but those who do still grow seem to grow a lot of it, Stanley said.