Hereford Semen Shipment Policy Notified to Inseminators
Public notice from ABA Herefords agent P B Gist states Michigan breeders and MAB discuss dispersive breeding using Hereford semen. Inseminators must request semen from the central office before shipment. No semen will be sent without prior request.
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Hereford
Bank stabilization project on Arnold Lake road
Merle Raber reports on a Cedar River Watershed project finalizing last Monday. County Road Commission Fisheries Division and Soil Conservation District crews fertilized and seeded about 144 acres along Arnold Lake road with 10-10-10 fertilizer and grasses including chewings fescue rye and brome. Dale Brandon supervised concrete gutters to channel water to the stream. extension service aided with technical support.
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Arnold Lake
Cedar River
C.D
Chet Wallace
Cornelius Kyxocker
Howard Brockway
County Agricultural Extension
P. D. Gibson
Dale’ Brandon
County Highway Department
Pat Lyons
Hamilton
Cédar River
County Road’ Commission
Fisheries ‘Division
Michigan, Department, OL Conservation
Road Commission
Fisheries Division
Bill Martz
Road Commission Office
Soil Conservation District
Kentucky
Duane Volmer
Agriculture Extension Service
U.S.D.A. Soil Conservation Service
Michigan State spray guidance and harvest timing for hay and grain
Michigan State University extensions advise on crop spraying for corn and cucumbers and note no postemergence spray for beans. Early hay harvest increases protein, lowers feeding costs, and boosts next winter profits. alfalfa yields peak protein when cut early. Wheat storage shows price gains after harvest, but risks from improper storage and stricter FDA standards.
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Michigan State University
Extension
Mt, Pleasant
Isabella 4-H News Beef and Dairy Tours Highlight Activities
A busy Isabella County 4-H week featured a four stop Beef Tour with judging and discussions of beef program phases. The Dairy Tour covered feeding fitting showing and selection topics with leaders assisting. Conservation Camp is planned at Chatam in the Upper Peninsula with four high school 4-H members traveling by bus from Mt. Pleasant June 25 to 30. The Red Cross will provide three swimming instructors for this year’s club program.
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Barry
Karen Fike
Gary House
Emily
Terry Bowerman
Carol Shafer
Isabella County 4-0
Chatam
Peninsoa
Washington 4-H camp reports from Jo Anne Curtiss
Joanne Curtiss files from Washington describing a busy start to the National 4-H Club camp trip. Isabella County’s first delegate notes Niagara Falls’s beauty and visits Gettysburg and nearby battlefields with plans for another follow up next week.
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Joanne Curtiss
Washington
Joanne
Isabella County
Niagara Falls
Gettysburg
Pennsylvania
Isabella Sol Conservation Seeding Advice for Isabella County Farmers
Due to a wet spring followed by dry periods farmers in Isabella County face seedling challenges. Experts advise delaying August seeding until after grain harvest with possible oats per acre and consider rye or buckwheat as cover crops to allow hay production next year and improve soil organic matter.
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Dale Butz
MSU
Butz
Food and Drug Administration
Bureau ‘of Foods and Standards
Michigan Department of Agriculture
Isabella ‘County
Arasg
Ysabella
Grass Study Demonstration Near Rose Bush Preserve
Bistulet and MG Pleasant FEA Chapter establish an observational grass nursery on Alton Cameron’s farm two miles west of Rose Bush. The plots cover about ten by fifty feet showcasing twenty grass and legume species to help local farmers select suited varieties.
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