Cooperative Extension Service Nelson County 317 S. Third Street Bardstown, KY 40004 (502) 348-9204 Fax: (502) 348-9270 http://nelson.ca.uky.edu
RON’S RUMBLES Harvest time is about over as we head into November. As I suspected, and I thought I would never say this, we had too much rain this summer. Corn, soybean and tobacco yields were hurt substantially. It is not unusual to get a big summer rain and have bottom flooding. But, most of the time the benefit to the up ground makes up for those losses. This year yields are extremely variable across the whole county. It appears planting time had more to do with lost yields than normal. Early crops were very good but later plantings had severe disease pressure and suffered most. That being said our fall weather has been very good for getting crops and hay in. It’s that time of year when Prussic (Continued on page 2)
Upcoming Events November 10—Winter Grazing Conference, Princeton November 11—Beginning Farmer Meeting, Louisville November 18 @ 10—Herbicide Resistant Weeds & Solution, NCEO November 18 @ 2—Basic Beef Health November 21 @ 10, 2 or 6—BQA Training, NCEO November 22 @ 10—utritional Considerations for the Cow Herd, NCEO November 22 @ 6—Cattle Handling Training @NCEO November 24 & 25 Office Closed November 28 @ 10—Basic Beef Health, NCEO December 12 @ 10, 2 or 6—Restricted Use Pesticide Certification @ NCEO
Ron Bowman County Extension Agent for Agriculture/Natural Resources